Australians to be evacuated from Wuhan, sent to Christmas Island

Australians trapped in Wuhan will be evacuated and transferred to the Christmas Island detention centre for quarantine as the deadly coronavirus spreads.

"We have taken a decision this morning to prepare a plan for an operation to provide some assisted departures for isolated and vulnerable Australians in Wuhan and the Hubei province," Mr Morrison said in Canberra on Wednesday."This will be done subject obviously to working closely and with the authority and approval of the Chinese government".

"I also want to stress very clearly that we may not be in a position if we're able to do this on one occasion to do it on another occasion," he said.Australian consular officials are on their way to the sealed off area from Shanghai to assist with the departure. The evacuation is broader than that being undertaken by the United States.

Maybe Morrison and Dutton could go to Xmas Island for some publicity shots and shake some hands once those evacuated from Wuhan have arrive. And Bridget McKenzie could set up a new rifle range

It's just like the good old days of leper colonys.

Scomo has to better justfy $26m(?) spent to lock up 4 asylumseekers on the island. Even some Australians stuck in Wuhan, are not happy about the plan. ScottyfromMarketing coronoavirus auspol

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said that’s rubbish He knew nothing about it not flying to Xmas - Qantas had no part- usual lying rubbish from .ScottMorrisonMp maybe he should go back to an island 🏖 🌴 & let grownups with expertise SAVE US ! I am sure we would be safer .AlboMP

Trying to kill off that poor innocent family?

bencubby So the $27m detention center will go from $6.75m per guest, to $45k. I suppose that is progress. Politically expedient too auspol

I can hear the conversation: Scotty from Marketing: it will cost the hospital system hugely. Mr Potatohead: Well we could put them on Christmas Island. That would justify all that money. Scotty from Marketing: Spud, you should be in Marketing.

. . . and that’s the last we’ll ever know about them.

FFS! Is this a joke? Australians sent there but Chinese on direct flights from Wuhan welcomed at Sydney airport! A good wall is sufficient quarantine protection, you don't need and ocean.

Do these Australians know where they are being dumped (I mean relocated) ? This is an outrage, why haven't we got a dedicated unit in a hospital for such a purpose. WHY NOT This is the most ridiculous decision yet from Scotty From Marketing.

Give them a full body check when they arrived.

How depraved is this, the pple of Xmas Island once again expendable and why can't we get women and kids out of danger in Syria, this hysteria over this so called new virus is utterly insane. It's like we learnt nothing from other ''pandemics'' that didn't happen

How to justify (rationalise?) the $$$ spent on upgrading medical facilities in the Gulag. What a visionary government we have!

🤬. So, Australians sent to Christmas Island, but visitors allowed to wander around as they wish. I would bet anything, if they happened to be ‘South African Australians’, that toured China, they would get different treatment to Chinese Australians returning now.

Will they be quarantined from each other because if one person gets sick it will become catch 22.

What a brilliant idea.

bencubby Good

Great idea and help out the Kiwis as well.

bencubby 🥴

First sensible decision since this outbreak was identified. This has nothing to do with ethnicity and everything to do with mitigation risk to the Australian public at large.

Lol Battle Royale

Idiot

Potential world wide pandemic. Sensible manoeuvre.

My first thought - will they keep them indefinitely like they have everyone else the govt has locked up there?

Brissiemaid Common sense.

putuliza At least the empty facilities will be put to good use. Not sure how the locals will feel about that though. christmasisland WuhanSARS WuhanVirus WuhanPneumonia

Probably Morrison’s sneaky way of getting Australians to stay in Wuhan.

Will they be tortured?

Wow that’s not satire

They’ll never see Australia again

I thought it was a headline from The Chaser chaser

Imagine having the crippling narcissism neccesary to ignore UN recommendations but still not pressure your own state governments to take actions.

How many Aussies in Wuhan? Sounds dramatic ScottMorrisonMP Pity ScottFromMarketing wasn’t too quick on his heels to evacuate all those in AustraliaBurns 😴

Please do not imprison n and torture Australians! BarackObama

Well make sure you bring the Biloela family back to the mainland thanks ! ScottMorrisonMP MarisePayne SenatorWong GregHuntMP Bowenchris Auspol ChristmasIsland coronavirus

Desperately attempting to deviate attention away from sporting grants scandal and his complete lack of empathy for anyone less fortunate, pathetic...

And what happens to the family from Biloela currently incarcerated there? hometobilo

Take the advice of WHO, do not take them out of Wuhan.

What’s about the 2200 peoples living over there?

What about the residents on Christmas Island?

And would you be quarantining/jailing people if the coronavirus came from the UK? I am guessing no. Proud to be Canadian; right now glad I am not Australian.

Nah, I’ll just stay in Wuhan. Probably better chance of survival.

what?

Is this satire Omfg

God has spoken

They should be very careful. They’ll be deported to NZ next.

Bhwana8

Most choose to stay in China.

There ya go! The Govt always knew it'd come in handy!! LOL

Excellent. Consistent with the way the Chinese government is treating the virus.

heyracheddie Well well, ScottMorrisonMP is going to expose the biloela family and the population of CI to coronavirus

Australia's own gulag.

Escape from the iron curtain.

I've seen this film. It doesn't end well. Quarantine

AmandaPerram And what happens to the poor Biloela family?

I’d rather stay in Wuhan, with apologies to the people who live on Christmas Island.

Herr Dutton's Holiday Camp where work makes you free

are they using his plane shark 1 and finally a use for Christmas Island

Sadly, Morrison says it’s all in the planning phase. Don’t hold your breath

Well Hallelujah!!!! Finally a smart proactive decision out of our Government.

Lucky it’s still open for business...

I can't imagine the residents of Christmas Island will be thrilled about that.

On a boat?

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