• News
  • Lifestyle
    • Recipes
    • Video
    • Lotto Results
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Travel
  • Sport
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Australian Times News
  • News
  • Lifestyle
    • Recipes
    • Video
    • Lotto Results
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Travel
  • Sport
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Lifestyle
    • Recipes
    • Video
    • Lotto Results
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Travel
  • Sport
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia
No Result
View All Result
Australian Times News
No Result
View All Result
Home at

Australians banned from travelling overseas in latest coronavirus crackdown

Australians are not allowed to leave the country, under extraordinary new coronavirus restrictions.

Bryce Lowry by Bryce Lowry
24-03-2020 14:39
in at
Travel ban Australia - coronavirus

Australians banned from travel. (Pixabay)

Australians will be banned from leaving the country, as part of further draconian measures implemented to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

In a televised speech and press conference on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the ban, which will come in to affect at midday on Wednesday, along with a range of other new restrictions in the battle against Covid-19.

“The National Security Committee Task Force that works on the coronavirus have met and we have previously had a do not travel warning on Smart Traveller in terms of all overseas travel,” the prime minister said.

“That will turn into a ban, using the bio-security powers that are afforded to us by the Governor- General through the Minister for Health.”

Morrison said people were defying the government’s ‘do not travel’ advice and further measures were now necessary as coronavirus cases in Australia continue to mount, with over 2,100 cases identified by 3pm on Tuesday.

“They can’t do it, because when they come home, that’s when they put Australians at risk,” he said.

“I had hoped that that would have been fully complied with, and I’ve got to say Australians have been pretty good about it. But we need to put that arrangement in place.”

AlsoRead...

The oldest sporting events around the world

The oldest sporting events around the world

22 January 2021
United great Scholes talks up title chance

United great Scholes talks up title chance

21 January 2021

There will be some exemptions for aid workers and essential government workers.

Australians overseas had already been advised to return home as soon as possible.

The overseas travel ban follows the effective closure of the country’s state borders of Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern territory to all but essential travel and freight in an effort to mitigate the further spread of the coronavirus.

Other measures announced by the Prime Minister on Tuesday night, on top of those already announced, fall short of a full-scale lockdown. They include banning weddings with more than five people, half hour restrictions on hairdresser and barber visits, and closing beauticians and food courts. Swimming pools, amusement arcades, museums, and community centres are also to be closed.

Tags: CoronavirusCOVID-19politicsTraveltravelling
DMCA.com Protection Status

SUBSCRIBE to our NEWSLETTER

Terms and Conditions

CURRENCY ZONE

Australian Forex

Don't Miss

SET FOR LIFE UK Lotto Results – Monday 25 January 2021

by Sonja Baartman
25 January 2021
Set For Life UK Lotto Results
Set For Life

Set For Life, £10,000 every month for 30 years

Read more

Three reasons why it is better to use compatible ink

by Alan Aldridge
25 January 2021
Three reasons why it is better to use compatible ink
Technology

Have you been considering compatible ink for a while but don’t know whether it is a better alternative to genuine...

Read more

Who is Alejandro Betancourt?

by Alan Aldridge
25 January 2021
Who is Alejandro Betancourt?
Lifestyle

Alejandro Betancourt is one of Venezuela's leading entrepreneurs, representing the country on the global stage in business. But who exactly...

Read more

COVID has brought Auslan into the spotlight, but it would be wrong to treat the language as a hobby or fad

by The Conversation
25 January 2021
Auslan is the first language of many Deaf Australians
News

The Deaf Society and Deaf Services reports enrolments in Auslan courses have risen by more than 400% since the pandemic...

Read more

Monday & Wednesday Lotto Results for Monday, 25 January 2021

by Sonja Baartman
25 January 2021
Monday & Wednesday Lotto Results
The Lott

There's big money on the line Monday & Wednesday, $4 million! Here are your Monday & Wednesday Lotto results for...

Read more

Low-paid British workers more than twice as likely to lose jobs

by Mike Simpson
25 January 2021
Image by Shutterbug75 from Pixabay
News

New study shows how the Covid-19 pandemic is ‘dramatically exacerbating inequalities in the world of work’ in the UK.

Read more

It’s not just cricket: Australia Day isn’t the commercial winner it used to be

by The Conversation
25 January 2021
Identity commerce
News

Australia Day used to be an obvious and uncontroversial occasion for brands to endear themselves to Australian consumers. No longer.

Read more
Load More

Copyright © Blue Sky Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
australiantimes.co.uk is a division of Blue Sky Publications Ltd. Reproduction without permission prohibited. DMCA.com Protection Status

  • About us
  • Write for Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • T&Cs, Privacy and GDPR
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Lifestyle
    • Recipes
    • Video
    • Lotto Results
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Travel
  • Sport
  • Expat Life
  • Move to Australia

Copyright © Blue Sky Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
australiantimes.co.uk is a division of Blue Sky Publications Ltd. Reproduction without permission prohibited. DMCA.com Protection Status