Only allowing stranded Australians home on compassionate grounds would undermine the core rights of citizenship
Only allowing stranded Australians home on compassionate grounds would undermine the core rights of citizenship Posted ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 Being able to return to your home country is one of the basics of citizenship. ( Share Print text only Cancel As the COVID-19 crisis continues, 40,000 stranded Australians are still trying to return home from overseas. They could be forgiven for feeling as though they are being treated like refugees by their own country. Like the millions of genuine refugees worldwide, they are experiencing first-hand the harsh reality of strictly enforc...