Originally Posted by
brevet13
How many of those 30,000 plus people on the list to come back left Oz once the government made it clear not to travel or were overseas when the government issued the warning to return to Oz immediately? The flights are there though few and expensive the problem for a lot of these people is they cannot afford or unwilling to pay the cost.
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I wish people like you would stop regurgitating this stuff. The Govt did NOT issue warnings to all Australians living as expats overseas to return immediately. The "immediate return" thing pertained to leisure and business travellers. Expats were told to remain in place.
Truly, do you recall the Aus Govt ordering all Australian pilots working for Emirates, Qatar or Cathay Pacific to immediately quit and return home? Just for one example. No, didn't think so.
The vast, vast majority of these "30,000" are expats who have subsequently been sacked, run out of contract, visas etc. How many left Aus AFTER the warning? Probably close to zero. For heavens sake, start thinking, man. Stop with this persistent nonsense. And have a bloody heart.