Progress on bringing Australians home offset by others joining waitlist

At the moment, international arrivals are capped at 5575 people a week, with NSW taking almost 3000 of those. Typically, 95 per cent of spots had been used, officials said.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews wants to wait for his state's hotel quarantine inquiry to report before allowing international flights again. Leaders on Friday agreed to all six recommendations in Jane Halton's national review of hotel quarantine arrangements and are aiming to have them in place by the next national cabinet meeting on November 13. They include exemptions for low-risk groups of travellers, such as those in the New Zealand travel bubble, and exploring alternatives to hotel quarantine.

tall_rach All false news, he has no plan, the list gets longer. On 6th flight waitlist -qatarairways confirms I will NOT be able to fly if removethecap does not happen. 30 March I should have flown.... sheltered in place because no flight availble to get home, still waiting

The f’ng states bar NSW will never do It

Scot Morrison doing a great job in protecting Australians here.Bringing in everyone by Christmas may expose population here to unacceptable health risks which should be avoided. Otherwise the hard work and sacrifice made here which these expats were not part of will be wasted.

Trying to look like he's doing something

Another PR stunt, all this fuss about Christmas, it's just another day, another empty promise from our useless, disorganised PM.

No 'undue haste' eh. Is this guy serious? We need alternative arrangements in place TOMORROW. Also, this loony government needs to lift the bloody travel ban - it is insane that the citizens of this so-called liberal democracy are subjected to such draconian measures.

A half hearted attempt for publicity only. The only way to allow strandedAussies return is to removethecaps & implement a home quarantine system like every other progressive, advanced country who value rights of citizens

Smirko Morsel needs to go and pray with his Hilsong church pals instead, because hope alone is not going to get over 100,000 strandedAussies get home before Christmas.

katinacurtis I could swear this was a media release because either you’ve bought into ScottMorrisonMP’s PR or you’re misinformed I’m sorry to say. strandedAussies are still having repatriation frustrated by our own government, specifically the few passengers allowed per plane.

WA is being recalcitrant again. Little Napoleons swashbuckling again. That long planned trip to Margaret River just doesn't sound as attractive anymore.

Only good at hoping slow thinker like a tortoise moving!

What's that, 70 planes.. There are so many grounded, they could achieve that within a week

North Korea and Australia incarcerate citizens who return from abroad. None are allowed leave unless they have criminal connections to the regime. FailedState AuspolSoCorrupt strandedAussies removethecap

Today’s response from the nationalcabinet is a nationaldisgrace.

The galah thinks there's 'more than' 20,000 votes in it. No Scotty. Just no.

There's some overpriced land at Badgerys Creek they could use for a temporary quarantine station. 🤷🏻‍♂️

BS.

Victoria’s bubble burst from returned travellers. Why should we let anyone who took the risk from March now wanting to return home?

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