Chris Mottershead is one of the nation's millions of expats growing increasingly upset by the lack of clarity on when international borders will reopen. 9News
Permission can only be only granted for a small list of reasons, including a death or serious illness, or if you are to leave for more than three months.
And while Australians can bring 'immediate family' in, that government definition does not include parents - even if they are vaccinated and take part in $3000, 14-day hotel quarantine. He believes Australia's focus on maintaining zero virus cases means there's little hope of reopening borders."Obviously, I totally understand and appreciate the good work they've done in keeping everybody safe, I'll never complain... I think though we're at a point though where we've overmanaged this," he said."You get empathy from very few people. I say 'I don't want to go on a holiday.
"The Government acknowledges the difficulties with respect to extended families seeking to reunite, however, there are currently no plans to include parents in the definition of immediate family for the purpose of travel exemptions," a spokesperson said.
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