Grandparents overseas call on Australia to include them in family travel exemptions

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Parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents aren't considered immediate family under Australia's coronavirus travel exemptions, meaning many can't come and meet their new grandchildren.

But only through a computer screen.

The Home Affairs website states:"You are only considered to be an immediate family member if you are: a spouse, a de facto partner, a dependent child/ren, [or] a legal guardian". "The worst thing is to live in uncertainty. My child, as any other Australian citizen, deserves and needs that company of her grandparents."'There needs to be compassion'

"They actually take their money with them and spend it here, so instead of saying they're a burden, no, they actually would be good for the economy."Simone says"it's like a punch in the gut" every time she sees whole football teams or cricket teams and their families allowed into the country when people can't get their own parents in.'No proposed changes'

Valeria has this message for him: "Alan Tudge, think if it was your family. I know your parents were born overseas, I know your grandmother was born in Canada, imagine if you weren't able to see them anymore".

 

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RichForrest2 HOW MANY?

they have other agendas to want to come now how the HELL AFTER have to send them BACK ? you don't know how smart this people are look around you 1000s of them NO word of English pensioners FROM hell opportunistic count on the gov stupility and the word FAMILY..

= Thereby establishing artificial statistics lowering numbers of people awaiting return to Australia. John - The Lying Rodent - Howard likewise used redefinition of 'unemployed' for similarly egregious purposes. auspol ausFRAUD LNPCorruption

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