Border closures heighten feelings of isolation for migrants missing Christmas festivities at home

For Salome Klayen, Christmas Day used to brim with fresh food, huge family gatherings and festive dances, but all that changed when she migrated from Papua New Guinea to Australia.

December 25 is still a special day that she spends with her three children at home in Mackay, North Queensland, but Ms Klayen says she can’t help but think of what she’s missing out on in her home country.

“It does get lonely sometimes, especially for me, not having any adults…