Scott Morrison announces major changes to international travel – and it’s good news for stranded Aussies and permanent residents
- Stranded Aussies may be able to come home as caps on overseas arrivals raised
- Scott Morrison announced that the limits on arrivals will be lifted on February 15
- Ceiling on international arrivals have returned to levels they were at previously
Caps on overseas arrivals to Australia will be returned to higher levels later in the month, paving the way for more citizens and permanent residents to come home.
National cabinet has agreed to lift the limits on February 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday.
The numbers were temporarily halved after new strains of coronavirus emerged in the UK and South Africa.
Caps on overseas arrivals to Australia will be returned to higher levels later in the month, paving the way for more citizens and permanent residents to come home. Pictured: Passengers arriving at Sydney International Airport Jan 19, 2021
National cabinet has agreed to lift the limits on February 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday. Pictured: Australian residents returning from India at Sydney International Airport in May 2020
New South Wales will return to a cap of about 3000 people a week, while Queensland is reverting to 1000.
Victoria will increase its weekly hotel quarantine capacity to 1310 and SA has agreed to take 530 people a week.
The federal government is also investigating doubling capacity of the Howard Springs quarantine facility in the Northern Territory from its current level of 850.
The numbers were temporarily halved after new strains of coronavirus emerged in the UK and South Africa. Pictured: Scott Morrison announced the caps being lifted on January 5
Victoria will increase its weekly hotel quarantine capacity to 1310 and SA has agreed to take 530 people a week. Pictured: Charles Darwin University foreign students arriving in Darwin in November 30, 2020