States v Commonwealth: how coronavirus pandemic created legal confusion

Shana Morgan
Updated May 22 2020 - 3:10pm, first published 3:00pm
Charles Sturt University Centre for Law and Justice director Mark Nolan. Picture: ANU College of Law
Charles Sturt University Centre for Law and Justice director Mark Nolan. Picture: ANU College of Law

The "messy" confusion of different laws in the states' coronavirus response could be remembered as the most controversial aspect of how Australia has handled the crisis.