A cap on international arrivals will not be lifted despite the fact thousands of Australians stranded overseas are desperate to come home.
More than 18,000 Australians abroad want to return but exorbitant airfares and the government cap are preventing them."That's why I am not lifting the caps," he told reporters in Canberra on Friday.
The prime minister hopes there will be more room to move once Victorian and NSW case numbers come down. "Right now we are in a situation where globally there are about 260,000 new cases of coronavirus every day."Australia is slashing international arrivals by half. How will that affect stranded citizens and permanent residents?
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