Controversial India travel ban to end at midnight | Sky News Australia

The first repatriation flight left Sydney this morning and will deliver essential oxygen equipment to India before being boarded by those returning who will quarantine in Darwin’s Howard Springs facility. At least 9,000 Australians have registered an interest to return to the country and around 900 of those have been declared vulnerable.

Stranded Australian Sunny Joura told Sky News he felt “extremely lucky and grateful” he and his mother had been allocated a seat on the flight so they could escape the “constant fear” experienced where they had been living. “All of our neighbourhood was suffering from COVID real bad, we had about 70 per cent of the households infected with COVID,” he said. “People were dying there because of a lack of oxygen and lack of proper health care. “It’s a desperate situation really”.

Keep the borders closed

Gees I hope the government dosent stuff this up because of a handful of do gooders

Should be extended

70 positive Australian citizens kicked off the first flight, I think the controversy will continue.

So at midnight Monday night lock down

Scammers 200 a week means it will take 1 year to bring back those 10000 citizens

Shut downs start next month.

Does that mean Quarantine has been built or fix that was quick. 🤔

Brace yourself Australia HQ breaches here we come! Stock up on toilet paper and make sure your Netflix subscription is up to date!!

All Victorians need to leave now!!!!! Our government couldn’t organise a sandwich at a picnic let alone get quarantine or tracing right - one person currently and they are still fumbling around 🤷‍♀️

The ban wasn’t controversial but the jail time if you broke it was. Ban was a smart move.

shut the door

The damage is done, and the expat Indian community should reflect on that at the next Federal election. The LNP see you as second class citizens.

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