Originally Posted by
bensyd
.. ,....and being required to foot the bill. If that happens for domestic arrivals I would assume that it will be implemented for international arrivals.
National Cabinet decides to restrict international arrivals by half in bid to contain coronavirus spread
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"We also today a reduction in the number of inbound arrivals into Australia across those ports that are able to accept returning Australian citizens and residents," Mr Morrison said after National Cabinet met this morning."They will be cut by just over half across all the various ports that are taking those … residents returning to Australia."
Every state and territory will also begin charging people in mandatory quarantine.
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International flights cut by half as travellers forced to pay for quarantine
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Since international borders were closed in mid-March, more than
357,000 Australian citizens and permanent residents have returned amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Anyone returning has been forced into 14 days of mandatory hotel quarantine to slow the spread of coronavirus. The cost of the stay had been covered by the taxpayer - until now
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On Friday,
the Morrison government said that hotel bill would now fall on the return traveller, with each state and territory required to decide on a “charging system” for return travellers.
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