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Covid: Sydney beach party sparks 'backpacker' deportation threat
Source: BBC
Covid: Sydney beach party sparks 'backpacker' deportation threat
29 December 2020
Australia's immigration minister has said that backpackers and other foreign visitors caught flouting public health restrictions could be deported.
Alex Hawke said he was shocked by scenes from Sydney's Bronte Beach on Christmas Day.
Videos of the gathering shared on social media showed hordes of young revellers singing and dancing in breach of coronavirus regulations.
Some eyewitnesses said many of those present were British.
Sydney is battling a new outbreak after months of no local cases.
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29 December 2020
Australia's immigration minister has said that backpackers and other foreign visitors caught flouting public health restrictions could be deported.
Alex Hawke said he was shocked by scenes from Sydney's Bronte Beach on Christmas Day.
Videos of the gathering shared on social media showed hordes of young revellers singing and dancing in breach of coronavirus regulations.
Some eyewitnesses said many of those present were British.
Sydney is battling a new outbreak after months of no local cases.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55471235
Locals were shocked to see the partying crowds at Sydney's Bronte Beach on Christmas Day (Reuters)
Most of the people present did not seem to be locals, witnesses said
