Raymond Elise's Australian visa has been cancelled and he is now stranded in a detention centre. A new managed isolation facility will start operating this week, housing Kiwis deported from Australia. The dedicated facility was being set up as deportation numbers return to normal, an all-of-government Covid-19 response team spokesperson said. Kiwis stuck in detention centres on the other side of the Tasman have been pleading to come home as the state of Victoria becomes a hotspot for coronavirus. In a letter to the Australian Border Force to explain why they were protesting, the men said they felt forgotten and unimportant.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2020 06:56 UTC