Originally Posted by
SOPS
So this magic 30000 number of Australians wanting to get home has popped again today.
The new international arrival cap is 3035 people a week. So in around 10 weeks, all Australians that want, should be home, right?
Not so, because so many are also leaving and coming back. Plus only 39% of arrivals are Australians. So if they could prioritise them a 50% cut would make no difference.
Overseas Travel Statistics, Provisional, May 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)