It was a trip to show off her new baby with a family christening in India before returning home to Australia - now Juna Devasia and 11-month-old Tessa look unlikely to make it back to be reunited with dad for her first birthday | ebooktim
It was a trip last September to show off the new baby with a family christening in India before returning home to Australia in April. Now Juna Devasia and 11-month-old Tessa look unlikely to make it back to be reunited with dad for her first birthday at the end of the month.They are personification of the cap on Australians allowed to return home with thousands stuck overseas facing inflated air fares and dismissing government offers of one-off loans to assist with living expenses.
"I have since been waiting for a flight to be reunited with my husband. Our baby is now nearing her birthday this month which we are still hoping to celebrate as a family together."Husband Roby Varghese returned to Melbourne in February to his job as a nurse unit manager in an aged care home. "She's doing the best she can, my family are supporting her, but it's very hard," he said.
"Juna is desperately wanting to get back here. She says Tessa is missing me. If they increase the cap and she happens to fly by September 14, after two weeks quarantine I could see my daughter by her birthday."National cabinet has set a 4000 person-a-week cap on returning travellers. Yet last month it was revealed at timesPrime Minister Scott Morrison has previously said he hoped there would be room to lift the caps.
"I have written to every MP and government department to fight the ridiculous incoming arrival caps and closure of Melbourne airport all to no avail. The federal government has failed us all."Danial Frater from Rockingham, Western Australia was hoping to fly home from Vancouver in Canada on Saturday but said his flight was canned.
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