New COVID rules for Australians who live overseas and visit home causing fear and uncertainty

[oioioi]

Australians who live overseas will no longer be granted an automatic exemption from the ongoing international travel ban, meaning they will have to submit a "compelling reason" to return to their home.

It has taken many by surprise — with Australians abroad reconsidering whether they can come back, and some in Australia questioning if they will be allowed to return to the country they live in.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-06/covid-rules-australians-overseas-visit-home-change-exemption/100356366

LAX -> Sydney (Delta) one person - USD $15,476

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Additional cost of 2 weeks mandatory quarantine upon arrival (one person): USD $3,000

More than 38,000 Australians stranded overseas due to COVID-19

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-30/stranded-australians-covid19-flights-international-repatriation/100337702

More than 50 Australians have died of COVID-19 overseas, including citizens who had been trying to come home.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-05/over-50-australian-citizens-died-abroad-from-covid-19/100354220

[Thyla]

1. Sighhh....

Hope this all ends up in Geneva one day.

As an Aussie living abroad I have never considered myself stranded as such but it looks that way more and more with every new announcement.

[oioioi]

3. Australia left thousands of citizens stranded abroad in the pandemic.

Australia left thousands of citizens stranded abroad in the pandemic. But it let the French rugby team in.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/australia-left-thousands-of-citizens-stranded-abroad-in-the-pandemic-but-it-let-the-french-rugby-team-in/ar-AALTSQA?ocid=uxbndlbing

Morrison is an absolute disgrace.

[Thyla]

4. I know

And to be honest I think we'd be getting the same treatment from Labor too.

Although I'm not actively seeking to come back right now I don't even think I could if I wanted too. I've looked into it and jeez, for a family of four and a dog the cost would bankrupt some people.
It's nuts really.

[BannonsLiver]

2. Australians are basically cut off from the rest of the world.

It’s worked for them but it’s come at a price. I recently read a pretty good article in WaPo or NYT about the growing unease there. And these are people with a high vaccine uptake (though their rollout has been slow) and who have dealt with serious restrictions without a ton of trouble from nut jobs like we’ve had here. I feel for them. It’s a very complicated situation.

Had hoped to go to Australia and NZ this year but I doubt Americans will be able to travel to either country for possibly years to come.

[canetoad]

5. Growing unease

Effin' stirrers.

[BannonsLiver]

6. I haven' the foggiest...

[oioioi]

8. Current situation