When COVID hit, Amber Ellis' dream life turned into a nightmare and now the new mum is pleading with airlines and the government to help Aussies like her get home | hamishhastie
The Perth woman had established a dream life in Auckland after moving there four years ago when her fiance, a pilot for Virgin Airlines, was transferred. Everything was perfect and their elation reached a giddying high last year when they found out they were due to start a family in 2020.But when COVID hit, their perfect life turned into a nightmare and now the new mum is pleading with airlines and the government to help Aussies like her get home.
Ms Ellis' family has an exemption to come back to WA but thanks to caps on international arrivals prompting airlines to prioritise business class passengers, the first three flights she booked were all cancelled. Ms Ellis is one of about 22,000 Australians trying to get back into the country whose lives are in the hands of state and federal governments bickering over arrivals caps.
Mr McCormack said NSW had agreed to take an extra 500 people, South Australia had agreed to take 360 people and he had asked WA to take an extra 500 people. "I've said to Prime Minister we are willing to be co-operative and work with them to take more than the 525 if that is what is required but I also think the Commonwealth should look at alternative arrangements for where people are placed," he told ABC Perth on Wednesday.
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