Australia’s golden ticket out of COVID-19 may well be international students. But to capitalise, premiers need to drop their airport arrival caps – and fast.
Limiting arrivals to 500 a week is the most egregious distortion of the science so far. All states but Victoria proved hotel quarantine is safe. But we carry on with near-empty hotels and their staff languishing on JobKeeper when they should be able to embrace their "new normal" thanks to a restarting of international travel.
Of course, Australia can rise to this challenge. Brisbane alone has 5 million hotel bed nights annually and the Gold Coast half that number again. Currently Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk quarantines just 50 people a day while the remainder of Queensland’s accommodation sector is on its knees, wallowing in JobKeeper payments.
The news media reports state border overreaction but seems to miss the bigger picture: the billion-dollar losses we face if we can’t sort out international travel.
How about we let our citizens back in the country first and let us travel interstate.
Say it louder for the people in the back! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 IStillCallAustraliaHome
Finally some common sense!Caps need to lifted/increased + MEL airport should be back on track. I can’t understand why Adelaide for example is only working with 2 hotels. I am pretty sure Hotels/Restaurants would love to participate on the quarantine program.Win-win for everybody
Get in LINE 💕 afairgoforlove LoveIsNotTourism
Golden ticket on international students with state borders lockdown? What am I missing?
Or Andrew, your government could find the University sector properly. There’s a thought.
Aren't these Federal Government caps?
Golden ticket for who Don’t speak for me please.
Why would international students want to come to a vassal state of America that views them as cash cows and think of their homeland as the enemy that needs to be erradicated
How about filling universities with Aussies!
Morrison has been treating international students like starving peons. Why would they come here?
If you think that our leaky hotel quarantine system can accommodate tens of thousands of overseas students without restarting the virus it is because you can only see the cash cows and their money💰their lovely money 💰, and you would do anything to have their money💰. auspol
Parody MP - Lightweight Laming
NO!!
Ugh. Seriously?
If our economy is dependent on international students we are doomed
I suggest that you allow those stranded Austrailans to get back home before lining your pockets with studet fees. Letting foreign nationals back into the country before Australians will be a statement of your complete lack of leadeship ScottMorrisonMP removethecap KKeneally
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