New quarantine facilities welcome – now bring #StrandedAussies home

Responding to the announcement today that the Federal Government is proposing three additional quarantine facilities, Amnesty International Campaigner Joel MacKay said: “We welcome the announcement of the proposed new quarantine facilities which will mean an extra 2,500 extra places for #StrandedAussies to come home. “Amnesty International Australia has been consistently calling for an expanded federal …

Stranded Aussies denied human rights

The Australian government must act immediately to bring home the 25,000 Australians stranded overseas, or risk violating their human rights, Amnesty International Australia said today. The government should leave no stone unturned; on top of increasing the cap they can charter additional flights, employ RAF resources, use airports other than Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, or …