Interstate and international border closures continue to dominate the national coronavirus debate, as tough stage four restrictions begin to ease in Victoria.
More than 25,000 Australians stuck overseas might not make it home for Christmas unless a cap on international arrivals is lifted.
"NSW welcomes back around 2,500 people every week, and we know the hotel quarantine system in NSW is managed well, but we're doing so much more than all the other states combined," she told reporters on Monday. "If the Commonwealth government is serious about getting stranded Australians home, they need to step up, show leadership and put a plan in place," Senator Keneally told ABC radio.
"At the same time, they've got a cap on the number of places that they're making available at those hotels for quarantine. Mr Hanks returned to Australia earlier this month to finish shooting a film, quarantining at a Gold Coast hotel with 11 other family, cast members and production staff.dpa-Zentralbild
"We've got the AFL in there first class, we've got Tom Hanks in there, we've got his offsiders in there, but we can't get a person across to see their dad buried."Australia should introduce a new skilled migrant visa as part of coronavirus recovery, report finds
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