Expats locked out of Australia are questioning why British billionaire television host Lord_Sugar was allowed to fly into the country, when thousands of Australians cannot get home because of the government's travel bans | latikambourke
Expats locked out of Australia are questioning why a British billionaire television host was allowed to fly into the country, when thousands of Australians cannot get home because of the government's travel bans.
He said his ticket was not a freebie and responded to questions from followers that he was undergoing "very strict 14-day quarantine" upon his arrival although did not say where. In August, he used Twitter to seek help from British Airways in getting to Australia.Getty Images She has finally made it home from Vietnam and is currently serving out her hotel quarantine in Sydney.
The national cabinet agreed in July to cap the number of people who can enter the country to around 4000 per week, after breaches of the quarantine system in Victoria triggered the state's second outbreak. Opposition foreign affairs spokesperson Senator Penny Wong questioned the government priorities in light of the exception for Sugar.
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