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Belinda Long has two words to sum up how she feels about not being able to make it home.

“Abandonment and betrayal,” she said.

“That’s honestly what it feels like.”

Ms Long lives in Chile, where she runs her own sandboarding tourism business.

She has spent months trying to get back to Australia but is sick of having flights cancelled and says she has not received support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

“Honestly, I’ve given up trying to come home,” she said