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Stranded Australian citizens petition the United Nations The Australian government’s actions in effectively denying the fundamental democratic right of tens of thousands of citizens to return to the country, amid the worsening global COVID-19 pandemic, are so egregious that a United Nations body has declared them unlawful. The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) ruled that the government must “facilitate and ensure the prompt return to Australia” of three citizens who have been stranded overseas since the pandemic began. Air New Zealand flight arriving at Sydney airport (Source: Wikipedia...

Australia could take YEARS to open its borders: Brisbane says there is 'no guarantee' travel will be allowed even after the whole population is finally vaccinated by slow roll-out to preserve 'Zero Covid' strategy 'Vaccination alone is no guarantee that you can open up,' health minister said, 'If the whole country were vaccinated, you couldn't just open the borders.' He cited other factors including transmissibility and longevity of immunity Comes amid outrage at 'shifting of the goal posts' over tough border restriction Australians, including 36,000 who live overseas, are desperate to trave...

Advertisement Health Minister Greg Hunt has refused to guarantee Australia’s borders will open even if the whole country has been vaccinated against COVID-19. Australia’s borders have been shut since March 2020 and will remain closed until at least the middle of June, leaving more than 36,000 Australians trapped overseas, unable to return due to caps on the number of quarantine spaces. Health Minister Greg Hunt suggested Australia’s international border closures could stay in place even if the entire population had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen The ...

Travel hopes crushed: After being told for a YEAR vaccines were the key to freedom Australians now face being trapped in a 'gilded cage' indefinitely after shock revelation that jabs 'won't open borders' even when the slow rollout is complete Even when Australia is fully vaccinated the borders may remain on lockdown Australian government says other factors will determine reopening Some experts believe quarantine system will remain in place until at least 2024  Business leaders and media commentators lashed the government's position 

Australia was once the envy of the world by almost completely eradicating the virus after swiftly shutting the borders and introducing a series of Covid-safe restrictions.