Porky55 Posted March 27, 2021 #3576 Share Posted March 27, 2021 5 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said: It's easy to say "those people should have come home earlier" but many may have been in circumstances where they couldn't just pack up and go and now some of those people are stranded. No doubt true - but over 12 months? I think it is like Mic said - we have Aussies returning after just 3 months away. What’s that about 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 27, 2021 #3577 Share Posted March 27, 2021 7 hours ago, possum52 said: Who would supervise the two weeks quarantine before they boarded a flight back to Australia? Leigh The poms, user pay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted March 27, 2021 Author #3578 Share Posted March 27, 2021 19 minutes ago, Porky55 said: No doubt true - but over 12 months? I think it is like Mic said - we have Aussies returning after just 3 months away. What’s that about 🙄 Yes, some people have been trying to get back for months. The Aussies returning after just three months away would have to be those who got exemptions to travel, presumably for business reasons although some may have been for compassionate reasons. The business travellers probably swan back in on their business class airfares while others get bumped yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 27, 2021 #3579 Share Posted March 27, 2021 https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/overseas-travel-statistics-provisional/feb-2021 In the last 11 months April 2020 -February 2021 139,900 Australian passport holders arrived back, with 111,100 departed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted March 27, 2021 #3580 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, NSWP said: The poms, user pay. Why the poms Les? Returnee travellers are not just coming from the UK. I doubt any nation is going to organise or supervise quarantine for travellers leaving the country. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 27, 2021 #3581 Share Posted March 27, 2021 11 hours ago, possum52 said: Why the poms Les? Returnee travellers are not just coming from the UK. I doubt any nation is going to organise or supervise quarantine for travellers leaving the country. Leigh Well the country of departure does the quarantine and the passenger pays. Amazing numbers 111,100 departed. It is not that hard to get a travel exemption, but getting a plane seat and at a reasonable price is the challenge, in and out of oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted March 28, 2021 #3582 Share Posted March 28, 2021 17 hours ago, MicCanberra said: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/overseas-travel-statistics-provisional/feb-2021 In the last 11 months April 2020 -February 2021 139,900 Australian passport holders arrived back, with 111,100 departed. No wonder there’s a backlog. My niece went twice to see her boyfriend .She got there and had a fight and wanted to come home. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 28, 2021 #3583 Share Posted March 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Chiliburn said: No wonder there’s a backlog. My niece went twice to see her boyfriend .She got there and had a fight and wanted to come home. My son has travelled to London and Lima in the past year re important chimu business, he quarantined both times, no worries. Life has to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 28, 2021 #3584 Share Posted March 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, NSWP said: My son has travelled to London and Lima in the past year re important chimu business, he quarantined both times, no worries. Life has to go on. I forgot to add, he had to go there to try and save the business and jobs. Today job seeker payments end, so tomorrow the unpleasant job of letting 60 odd employees go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 28, 2021 #3585 Share Posted March 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, NSWP said: I forgot to add, he had to go there to try and save the business and jobs. Today job seeker payments end, so tomorrow the unpleasant job of letting 60 odd employees go. That will be difficult for him and lots of other businesses in the same situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted March 29, 2021 #3586 Share Posted March 29, 2021 This will hurry The Australian government along ,if it doesn’t looks like a trip to Singapore. https://cruisepassenger.com.au/aussies-welcome-to-sail-with-royal-caribbean-in-singapores-bubble-says-boss/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 29, 2021 #3587 Share Posted March 29, 2021 if only we can get out and back without quarantine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted March 29, 2021 #3588 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I don’t care ,I just want my 5 free drinks and the $25 specialty dining voucher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleFish1976 Posted March 29, 2021 #3589 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 12:21 PM, Chiliburn said: No wonder there’s a backlog. My niece went twice to see her boyfriend .She got there and had a fight and wanted to come home. And then there are those of us who have not gone overseas, because we were told we shouldn't and couldn't, despite missing family members terribly, and even family members who were grieving awful losses. I'm amazed that people have been given permission to leave the country at all, let alone twice, to visit a partner. I also think it's a bit rich when people who have been living overseas for years, in some cases decades, suddenly become 'stranded Aussies'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 29, 2021 #3590 Share Posted March 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, LittleFish1976 said: And then there are those of us who have not gone overseas, because we were told we shouldn't and couldn't, despite missing family members terribly, and even family members who were grieving awful losses. I'm amazed that people have been given permission to leave the country at all, let alone twice, to visit a partner. I also think it's a bit rich when people who have been living overseas for years, in some cases decades, suddenly become 'stranded Aussies'. Agree. I was talking to a lady at our Probus Club this morning, her son, who holds dual British and Australian Citizenship and was working in UK has allegedly been put at the bottom of the list for repat flights, the reason given? 'Because he has dual nationality.' I find that scenario a bit strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 29, 2021 #3591 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I am not saying there are no genuine cases of stranded aussies still, but it seems to me many have become stranded well after Covid first impacted and shut borders. They either made the decision to leave the Australia (for whatever reason) and then couldn't return easily, or were already overseas long term and have had their circumstances changed recently and now find themselves in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted March 29, 2021 #3592 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 minute ago, MicCanberra said: were already overseas long term and have had their circumstances changed recently and now find themselves in trouble. Those people I do think of as stranded. I remember when I left Japan last March they were saying by July everything would be fine. Some of the people I met on my flight back were saying their co workers whose contracts didn't end till this year chose not to fly back because they were assuming everything would be normal by this year. No one was expecting the borders to be closed for this long and certainly didn't help that you had politicians constantly saying by so and so month things will be open😬. It makes it hard to plan anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted March 29, 2021 #3593 Share Posted March 29, 2021 24 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: I am not saying there are no genuine cases of stranded aussies still, but it seems to me many have become stranded well after Covid first impacted and shut borders. They either made the decision to leave the Australia (for whatever reason) and then couldn't return easily, or were already overseas long term and have had their circumstances changed recently and now find themselves in trouble. People are overseas for various reasons and lengths of time. It is not always simple to say that I’m off home now. I did my postgraduate studies in America. It would not have been easy to pick up and come back with half my research completed. Many medical specialists do extended training overseas. Cant come back part way through learning really advanced techniques. A lot of people found the jobs they had no longer there — and like many in Australia on temporary visas — so they had to try and come home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted March 29, 2021 #3594 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Well, with a new Minister for Border Security perhaps we will get some more empathy in that role. Karen Andrews. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted March 29, 2021 #3595 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, LittleFish1976 said: And then there are those of us who have not gone overseas, because we were told we shouldn't and couldn't, despite missing family members terribly, and even family members who were grieving awful losses. I'm amazed that people have been given permission to leave the country at all, let alone twice, to visit a partner. I also think it's a bit rich when people who have been living overseas for years, in some cases decades, suddenly become 'stranded Aussies'. Apparently there’s a housing shortage in Sydney because of expats returning. But as for going overseas and getting stuck in a hotel with the virus. I’ll stay here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted March 29, 2021 #3596 Share Posted March 29, 2021 56 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said: No one was expecting the borders to be closed for this long and certainly didn't help that you had politicians constantly saying by so and so month things will be open😬. It makes it hard to plan anything. I have been under the impression from Mar 15th 2020 that the official line was that it was going to be a very long time before borders were open etc. Not sure where the idea that this has been any longer than early expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 29, 2021 #3597 Share Posted March 29, 2021 58 minutes ago, Docker123 said: Well, with a new Minister for Border Security perhaps we will get some more empathy in that role. Karen Andrews. Any ideas? I think Karen Andrews will be a big improvement on Peter Dutton. He has long wanted Defence, so he'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 29, 2021 #3598 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Docker123 said: People are overseas for various reasons and lengths of time. It is not always simple to say that I’m off home now. I did my postgraduate studies in America. It would not have been easy to pick up and come back with half my research completed. Many medical specialists do extended training overseas. Cant come back part way through learning really advanced techniques. A lot of people found the jobs they had no longer there — and like many in Australia on temporary visas — so they had to try and come home. Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 29, 2021 #3599 Share Posted March 29, 2021 13 hours ago, MMDown Under said: I think Karen Andrews will be a big improvement on Peter Dutton. He has long wanted Defence, so he'll be happy. Peter Dutton is a former Qld 👮♀️ police officer. I think he will go ok as Defence Minister, he is a resilient person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisegroover Posted March 30, 2021 #3600 Share Posted March 30, 2021 P&O Cruises Australia’s President Sture Myrmell has an update on operations: We remain positive about a pathway for cruising’s return as society opens up. As we work towards this goal, it has still been necessary to take a practical approach by extending our pause in guest operations until 30 July, 2021 (inclusive). It has also become necessary to cancel voyages to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands for the remainder of the year given the uncertainty around international borders in our region. This unfortunately also means the cancellation of this year’s Cairns cruise season where Pacific Explorer was to have been based for two months from October. We are sorry that some guests will be unavoidably inconvenienced by these changes and we apologise for this. Our team will make direct contact with all those guests who are affected to assist with alternative arrangements. As always, thank you for your patience and understanding and especially for your continued loyalty to P&O Cruises. We can’t wait to welcome you onboard to offer an amazing cruise holiday experience when we are again able to sail. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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