Australia has a ban on anyone entering the country if they have been in India in the previous 14 days
The federal government is now considering using the Howard Springs facility exclusively for people returning from IndiaImmigration Minister Alex Hawke conceded it would take "many months" to get all Australians stranded in India back. There are roughly 9,000 Australians in India who have told officials they want to return home, and about 900 are considered vulnerable.
The Howard Springs facility, outside of Darwin, has been used for those landing in the Northern Territory on repatriation flights."This Indian situation will take some [time]," he said. "Our hearts go out to India, we've sent one plane of supplies, we're going to be sending more, we're going to have to restart those repatriations, that will take some time.
Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)
Remote area is good.
Maybe the people that went to India to celebrate religious mass gatherings shouldn’t have done so Australians have been facing compromises for over a year now and these people have indicated a complete disregard for the community
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What brilliant idea.
like the Area 51 in US don't we have the Area 69 in Australia? think I heard about it back in 1069 🤔
so..will then the other states (QLD, WA, VIC, SA) increase their travelcap of HQ to compensate for the shortfall of capacity taken away from strandedAussies outside of India? EstherRockett
'considering'
The clown had 12mths to figure that out
'Considering'. Great to see they are well on to it
Why not Christmas Island?
New citizens by conferral living over seas in COVID hot spots wanting to return need consider safety of all Australians ?
What breathtaking perception!
Well, this is certainly an improvement.
The entire Northern Territory has health adequate pre Covid infrastructure for what size population?
Best open Bladin Point then too because I cant see those from within Australia wanting to be quarantined there when there is another outbreak interstate, now there is no seperation. And an ADF field hospital because RDH won't handle it. Tacit acknowledgement camps work though.
Lol why. Why is India so special? So fucking weird.... Oooo wait... India has a new strain?.... But didn't the UK, USA AND SA have one too? boh
ALP/Greens coalition oversaw commissioning & operation of a national network of immigration detention centers. Some surely still exist? Could be reactivated and used short-term to house those repatriating during quarantine to keep everyone safe, including trained staff?
Why not Christmas Island？
They've had 14 months to do Something
...should have been using it ages ago,
The 'expedite' bit should have been in operation months ago! Didn't the PM promise to have all aussies wanting to return home, back by Xmas? Looks like he meant Xmas 2001.
Morrison dragged kicking and screaming into doing something again lol
Yes, do that instead. Omg, why dont they do this in the first place
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Government considering Howard Springs as exclusive India quarantine facility | Sky News AustraliaImmigration Minister Alex Hawke has told The Australian newspaper the federal government is considering a plan to use the Howard Springs quarantine facility solely for repatriations travellers from India. \n\nHowever, one concern raised about the proposal is the number of travellers the Northern Territory facility would be able to accommodate as capacity is yet to be boosted. \n\nBoth the territory and federal governments said accommodation was supposed to be ramped up to make 2000 beds available per fortnight from the beginning of this month. \n\nStaff shortages, however, have stalled expanding the facility’s capacity – with just 160 of 400 advertised jobs filled. \n\nNT Senator Sam McMahon said accommodation “absolutely can’t be ramped up to the 2,000 people at the moment because of the staffing issues”. \n\n“It would be foolish to try and ramp up the facility to 2,000 unless the required staff are there.” \n What a fucking masterstroke. At last some common sense. You would certainly NOT give Victorian government federal funded expanded hotel quarantine facilities. It's like putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank, disaster. Victorians have suffered enough death & misery under Dan Andrews. ScottMorrisonMP What’s the chances that even when this commences and thousands of people who never wanted to live in Australia have been brought back, people will still be complaining?!
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Government considers use of Howard Springs facility for returned travellers from India | Sky News AustraliaThe federal government is considering using the Howard Springs facility in the Northern Territory to quarantine returned travellers from India. \n\nThe proposal will be discussed in response to the first legal action against the Commonwealth's use of emergency powers. \n\nFlights carrying aid from Australia could also help transport stranded citizens and residents back home after the travel ban is lifted. \n\nThe current rules block Australians from returning if they have been in India over the past fortnight. \n\nAny breaches face the threat of prison sentences and fines. \n\nAround 9,000 Australians are stuck in India, including 900 who are considered vulnerable.\n\n Then fight back against the system take to the streets and say enough is enough Interment camps on the agenda again, ya all stupid to think 14days quarantine does anything to stop the spread of any virus. How many persons already done 14days & still test positive. The vax does NOT stop transmission or infection people, wake up to the scamdemic.
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How did a COVID case make it undetected from India to Howard Springs?Epidemiologists say a new COVID case from the recent New Delhi repatriation flight — which was diagnosed in Australia after two earlier rounds of testing — likely made it here due to how long it takes for the virus to become detectable. It's the nature of viruses to be present in the body for some time before the body's immune response kicks in. If the body is infected in the days before taking a test, it's fully possible that the infection wasn't detectable. This situation is going to be a common one, sadly. More proof ( if needed ) that repatriating these dual citizens is a bad idea. A recent newspaper showed 73% want to keep national borders closed. Scotty is going to romp the next election if he firms up and man's up on this issue. We can't afford or cope with this It is a virus... ffs you could be negative one day and positive the next
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Investigation dismisses quarantine breach complaint against Howard Springs directorIt's supposed to be the gold standard of infection control, so questions are being asked why the Howard Springs quarantine centre's new medical director received passengers from India and then went to work at a music festival. All of this report is just terrifying. There's not one indication where the standards and management are as good as what was in place. I'd suggest when you have leaders piffing items, working second jobs and spouting delusion stuff about platinum standards, we have a problem. 5 New Overseas Cases in Quarantine Yesterday! If there are Positive 119 cases & 22 in Hospital, How many 'Red Zone' Places does Australia Have Why do we Not Know? DFAT Boast Just 26K Home 2020 FFS! FraudulentBugga mocking Indians in our Parliament FFS! For anyone interested to understand why fellow Australians are in places other than Australia still now, over 12 months after this pandemic started, this site of collated information contains the facts you need.
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COVID-19 case in Howard Springs after repatriation flight from IndiaA person returned to Australia on a repatriation flight from India has tested positive to COVID-19. Seems like another lockdown will be there. Ofcourse there will be! If government take care of quarantine facility well then what's an issue ? Oh yes they did nothing to make strong quarantine system. Please be careful when handling the Indians. Make sure to wash your hands and spray with antibacterial sprays. I do the same when I receive deliveries from the Indians.
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