What can Australians stranded overseas do to prepare to come home? Does it help if you get a vaccine?
TueTuesday 19
Long-term UK resident Jane Quick with her mother Ellie.
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Jane Quick is one of the lucky ones.
She has a flat in West London and a good job with caring employers who allow her to work from home and the office to help maintain her sanity .
But the 20-year resident of the United Kingdom hasn t seen her family for two years and would desperately love to come home for three months.
Ms Quick said she never planned to stay away so long but had a job she loved and put down roots overseas.
Despite the promise of extra repatriation flights, Australians trying to return from overseas have become increasingly desperate as commercial airlines continue to suspend and cancel flights.
COVID-19 Federal repatriation flights not taking off for NSW dad, kids, stuck in UK
TueTuesday 12
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TueTuesday 12
Scott Walker is urging the Federal Government to provide more repatriation flights.
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A single father says his children have been left sick and traumatised by the stress of being stranded in the United Kingdom after he won a lengthy custody battle to bring them to Australia.
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Robertson man Scott Walker has a house and work waiting for him in Australia, but he s stuck with his two children in the UK
He is concerned the family won t be allowed to transfer onto connecting flights if they are lucky enough to depart next week
UK COVID strain targeted traveller caps blamed as airlines cancel Australians tickets home
TueTuesday 12
Grace Calvert has lost her job and will soon have to vacate her apartment.
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After trying to get back to Australia since April last year, Grace Calvert was finally booked to fly from London to Sydney on Thursday this week.
Key points:
Cabinet announced caps on international passenger arriving in NSW, Queensland and WA would be halved until mid-February
A Perth travel agent says reduced caps further threaten the viability of flights from Australia
About 37,000 people are registered with DFAT as being overseas and wanting to return