Russia loses initial high court bid to hold on to embassy site in Canberra

High court judge suggests Russia’s case against federal laws cancelling lease appears ‘weak and difficult to understand’

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Australia’s high court has dismissed Russia’s attempt to temporarily hold on to the site of its proposed new embassy in Canberra, describing its challenge to laws cancelling the lease as “weak” and “hard to understand”.

Russia on Monday launched an urgent application to temporarily prevent the Australian government from entering the site of its new Yarralumla embassy.

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