Photo: GettyAustralia's international travel ban has been extended for three months, with the coronavirus pandemic set to continue into next year. The sale and supply of some essential goods are protected during the emergency rules, which also restrict retail at international airports. Labor is demanding the government raise the cap on international arrivals to allow more Australians stranded overseas to return home. Opposition home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally lambasted Prime Minister Scott Morrison over the 23,000 stranded Australians seeking to get home. Nothing," Senator Keneally told parliament.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 03, 2020 23:15 UTC