Human Rights Make a Brief Appearance in ‘Bombshell’ COVID-19 Vaccine Ruling

Commentary The other day, I received multiple excitable alerts from many sources telling me about a “bombshell” judgment from the Queensland Supreme Court. Around 85 police and ambulance workers filed three suits against vaccination mandates issued in 2021-22. For the first time in Australia, a court has ruled mandatory COVID vaccination unlawful. And on human rights grounds too. Since from the earliest days, I had vigorously opposed COVID restrictions, most strongly on human rights and civil liberties grounds, I decided to check it out. While the judgment is pleasing, it’s not really all that exciting and deserves, at best, two cheers and not three....