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Government set to announce new flights before Christmas for Australians stuck overseas amid coronavirus pandemic
Several more repatriation flights for Australians currently stuck overseas will be put on by the Government in an attempt to get people home before Christmas, but where and when they will be leaving from is still unclear.
Key points:
- The Government says 36,000 people have registered that they want to come home
- It expects around 29,000 Australians will return before Christmas
- Some jurisdictions have agreed to increase how many people they allow in quarantine
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has told a Senate committee the Government is in the final stages of finalising how many people will be able to come back on the flights.
“We’re working through logistics at the moment to make sure all the arrangements for those flights…
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