Parents to be classified as ‘immediate family’ for travel to Australia, Scott Morrison confirms

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Parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents will be classified as immediate family and allowed to travel from overseas into states and territories that have hit the 80 per cent vaccination target, the PM has announced:

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"I know that will be very welcome news to Australians right across the country who were hoping to be reunited with their family members, their parents who are overseas," he told reporters. "I want to stress that for the other states and territories and I have advised the premiers and chief ministers to this end, it is about Australian residents and citizens first," Mr Morrison said.

Many, including new mothers unable to be with their mums and dads after giving birth, have described the family separation as "soul-destroying".

 

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Who is the PM of Australia now? Lol

This is too little too late for my father rip 20/4. He was waiting on a flight bk to melb

Unfortunately unmarried but committed couples won’t be allowed to reunite. I’m glad for the parents but when for parents is just a visit partners are having their lives on hold for 19 months. I have my partner waiting with house ready for lifetime in Melbourne waiting for a date

Announcing and DOING are two entirely different things.

MariaOzLakshmi 'the PM has announced' Another phrase every self-respecting Australian journalist has in their MS Word auto-text. auspol

I didn't realise it takes the Prime Minister to *classify* parents as immediate family...

Big question is will those other states besides NSW be scrapping flight caps entirely for fully vaxxed aussie citizens, residents and their immediate family who test negative pre flight like nsw is doing from nov 1st

Umm, they are immediate family.

Should be able to go where you want

Do parents need to apply for visitor visas or can they use eTA (US citizens)?

ParentsFamily Crying tears of joy!!!!

Good luck with getting into Queensland and WA

We waited so long for this 🙏🏻

This is incredible news and wouldn't have been possible without the support of each and every member of our parentsareimmediatefamily group! Thank you for never giving up during the 19months this has taken. ReconnectAustralia ReconnectAust

Why do parents have to be classified as immediate family? THEY ARE your family .

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