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Sally Aiturau is in quarantine in Brisbane, where travellers aren t allowed to leave their room for fresh air. Palaszczuk said Queensland’s borders would be open to New Zealand from 1am Saturday, December 12, and that “with Kiwis able to travel to Queensland from tomorrow, families can finally be reunited in time for Christmas.” But that wasn’t the case. Aiturau was one of 17-odd passengers on the first flight into the sunshine state in the early hours of Saturday, while on the ground her husband, children and grandchildren piled into three cars and travelled to the airport to greet her with a bouquet of flowers.
Under The Southern Stars International Acts Have Been Granted Exemption To Perform In Australia
The international artists for Under The Southern Stars have been granted exemption by the Australian Federal Government to enter Australia in 2021 for the music festival.
Australia’s Under The Southern Stars festival has been rescheduled for April and May 2021. The 2020 shows were initially postponed until February 2021 but given the caution with crowds and travel Under The Southern Stars promoter Andrew McManus has taken the additional precaution of having Australia’s Department of Home Affairs formally grant an exemption for the bands.
The previously announced line-up of Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and Live were announced as the headline acts for Under The Southern Stars with Australia’s Rose Tattoo and Electric Mary also on the bill. A further update is coming in January. All international acts performing for Under The Southern Stars have agreed to spend two weeks in quarantine p
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More than 200 Timor Leste and Vanuatu nationals applied for asylum in Australia this year with one labour expert warning that unscrupulous contractors are using the promise of a protection visa to lure vulnerable seasonal workers.
According to data from Australia s Department of Home Affairs 46 Vanuatu nationals and 188 from Timor Leste applied for protection visas between April and October while there were no applications in the five months prior.
Timor Leste s embassy in Australia said due to the pressures of COVID-19 on seasonal workers, a number of Timorese seasonal workers have chosen to leave their original contracts and apply for Temporary Protection Visas.