At least two repatriation flights will be dispatched to India every week once the controversial travel ban ends on May 15 as the Morrison government faces an uphill battle to get thousands of its citizens home from the coronavirus-stricken country.to the directive that has made it a crime for people stuck in the country to come to Australia.
“Logistically, it’s quite a big undertaking to work through the best way to get people safely repatriated,” Mr Hawke said. The national security committee of cabinet will meet on Thursday and decide to recommence repatriation flights once the ban ends, but government sources said the expiry date of next Saturday is not expected to be brought forward.More than 9000 Australians have registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as wanting to come home, with around 900 listed as vulnerable, according to the Australian high commissioner to India.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was sending about two Qantas flights a week to India before the latest COVID-19 outbreak, which has seen infection numbers surge past 20 million in the world’s second most populous country. The national security committee will consider sending at least two weekly flights as part of a plan to begin rescuing the thousands of Australians registered there as wanting to return home. The committee will discuss sending more flights if necessary.
The Commonwealth is also using the pause in repatriation flights to work out exactly how to move people back to Australia safely. Mr Hawke said the government needed to minimise the number of cases getting onto the repatriation flights.
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Why did they let them go then. As far as I know we weren't allowed to travel overseas . Seems like some people are more entitled than others. If you have the money obviously you can do what you like. Very privelaged.
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Lump this problem in with the other expatriate Australians that were to be all home by Xmas 2020 ScottyTheAnnouncer
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Government could have acted sooner. Government fails on quarantine and vaccination rolloutimpadting on strandedaussies bloodonhishands rubyprincess
rachelclun Gallo_Ways The Morrison Government is an embarrassment on the world stage
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Oh the panic has set in has it? Not like the govt hasn't had 14 months to sort out quarantine but with a federal court decision potentially breathing an adverse decision down the Govt's back, the nightmare of logistics is because ScottMorrisonMP has done fuck all.
rachelclun Gallo_Ways There was no logistical nightmare envisaged last year when our PM stated he would have all Ausies home by Christmas. Sounds like more excuses from politicians and overpaid bureaucrats, all of whom have had months to sort out the necessary arrangements.
rachelclun Gallo_Ways How long have they had to work this out..... get to work
rachelclun Gallo_Ways What nightmare? The Ausies left in INDIA by their own government are the ones undergoing the nightmare!!
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Not just India, there are many more Aussies stranded in elsewhere across the world too. Bring them all back! Don’t take action because there’s a public outcry, not humanity.
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Face it they should.
rachelclun Gallo_Ways Never been prepared you mean
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Government considers use of Howard Springs facility for returned travellers from India | Sky News AustraliaThe federal government is considering using the Howard Springs facility in the Northern Territory to quarantine returned travellers from India. \n\nThe proposal will be discussed in response to the first legal action against the Commonwealth's use of emergency powers. \n\nFlights carrying aid from Australia could also help transport stranded citizens and residents back home after the travel ban is lifted. \n\nThe current rules block Australians from returning if they have been in India over the past fortnight. \n\nAny breaches face the threat of prison sentences and fines. \n\nAround 9,000 Australians are stuck in India, including 900 who are considered vulnerable.\n\n Then fight back against the system take to the streets and say enough is enough Interment camps on the agenda again, ya all stupid to think 14days quarantine does anything to stop the spread of any virus. How many persons already done 14days & still test positive. The vax does NOT stop transmission or infection people, wake up to the scamdemic.
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India travel ban was not 'one the government planned for': Hume | Sky News AustraliaThe temporary travel ban for India was not planned but was an “important one” as it allowed the government to raise the capacity of the Howard Springs quarantine facility in the Northern Territory, according to Liberal Senator Jane Hume.\n\n“We have been building extra capacity at Howard Springs, we’ve put in an extra half a billion dollars into Howard Springs and it now has the capacity to take on 2,000 people, the hard part of course is making sure the medical resources in Darwin can cope with a significant outbreak,” she told Sky News.\n\n“Just before that travel ban was put in place around 57 people were COVID positive in Howard Springs and resources were stretched to their limit, on top of that one in eight people on the last two flights from India were COVID positive.”\n\nMs Hume said the travel ban was necessary to allow Australia time to collate sufficient medical resources before resuming repatriation.\n\n“This has been a temporary pause, it wasn’t one we wanted, it wasn’t one that we planned for but was an important one and now we get a chance to life that ban and start repatriating Australians.”\n SenatorHume That's a good place for quarantine SenatorHume Howard Springs is not the solution nor is India the only country. Pre-Flight supervised quarantine offshore, Full planes no cap. (Even a ship with quarantine on board in transit from ;ow risk countries) is. normanswan SenatorHume Morrison also said his re-election “was not planned” either?
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Government considering using Howard Springs exclusively for Australians returning from IndiaThe government is considering using Howard Springs to only quarantine Indian returned travellers, as a way to expedite getting people out of the country when the travel ban ends. Yes, do that instead. Omg, why dont they do this in the first place Morrison dragged kicking and screaming into doing something again lol The 'expedite' bit should have been in operation months ago! Didn't the PM promise to have all aussies wanting to return home, back by Xmas? Looks like he meant Xmas 2001.
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