Breaking: Senior high school students will now be allowed to fly to Australian from China after the federal government relaxed a travel ban aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus
The government has announced that year 11 and 12 students, excluding those in Hubei province, can travel to Australia to resume their studies.
Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, and Victorian Education Minister James Merlino, on Saturday announced a travel ban exemption for some students.The decision affects about 760 students, including 389 who are studying VCE in Victoria. The students entry will still be decided on a case-by-case basis.
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