News Forum - Australia to finally open to tourists in March

[Thaiger]

Vaccinated international tourists will finally be allowed to enter Australia again in March. The country’s borders shut exactly two years before that in March 2020. Skilled migrants and international students were only allowed back in December 2021. But now that Covid-19 cases are down in all states except Western Australia, Australia’s home affairs minister says she’s making the opening a “priority.” The minister said the most important issue in opening to tourists will be the impact on hospitals. In January, Australian nurses called for the military to help in hospitals when they were overwhelmed during a major Omicron wave. A […]

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[francoa]

i always wanted to visit…before it became a totalitarian craphole. No interest risking being forced into concentration camps and other beautiful things they did

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

If they impose a 1 year lockdown while you're there on a 2 week holiday....?

[Poolie]

Never again. Their IO demanded to know why I had a mask and snorkel in my bag. I mean, why?

Ever heard of the Great Barrier Reef mate?

[ThaiEyes]

Too late. I got tired of waiting. They’ll have to come see me instead.

[Convert54]

I am becoming well convinced that the concept of "tourism" will  soon be lost in the expanded concept of "official  visitor" .  No more of this casual " let's have  a look" at any place. Nah nah nah ! 

Usher in the "xenophobia exempt condition visa "

[HiuMak]

16 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Vaccinated international tourists will finally be allowed to enter Australia again in March. 

 

Never know when they will change their minds again. Don't bet on it

[Artemis080]

Australia abandoned its citizens for political games over the last two years. Glad to have expatriated permanently. You can keep it and what it's become.

That said, Asian countries will be spurred on towards opening. That's good.

[Fanta]

1 hour ago, Artemis080 said:

Australia abandoned its citizens for political games over the last two years.

And an admirably low mortality rate and high vaccination rate are just a lucky side effect of implementing the strict policies? No doubt some sought to profit financially and politically from a crisis, some people always do, but to claim Australia abandoned their citizens is clearly proven false by the aforementioned rates. And a citizen is a citizen, not a visa holder, so don’t bother rolling out the turd of misinformation that Australian citizens couldn’t get back into their own country because it is just not true.

[Artemis080]

2 hours ago, Fanta said:

And an admirably low mortality rate and high vaccination rate are just a lucky side effect of implementing the strict policies? No doubt some sought to profit financially and politically from a crisis, some people always do, but to claim Australia abandoned their citizens is clearly proven false by the aforementioned rates. And a citizen is a citizen, not a visa holder, so don’t bother rolling out the turd of misinformation that Australian citizens couldn’t get back into their own country because it is just not true.

Australian citizens overseas were effectively unable to return to their own country through the policies implemented by the government. This was through the government policy of border closure and flight caps allowing a trickle of citizens to return and airlines commercially abandoning routes. Tens of thousands of citizens were left stranded with no way to return. Nobody is imagining that and it's very well documented.

Domestically, I agree with you. Australia enjoyed low mortality rates by pursuing a zero covid policy and a shut border. But then, so has China.

Edited February 7, 2022 by Artemis080

[Thommo]

20 hours ago, francoa said:

i always wanted to visit…before it became a totalitarian craphole. No interest risking being forced into concentration camps and other beautiful things they did

That is a relief for us all :)

[Tim_Melb]

On 2/6/2022 at 8:24 PM, francoa said:

i always wanted to visit…before it became a totalitarian craphole. No interest risking being forced into concentration camps and other beautiful things they did

No worries we don't want morons that are stupid enough to believe that right wing antivax propaganda that you are spouting.