To make the situation more complex the Australian Government has place a cap on the number of passengers allowed into Australia - 4000 a week. A total lack of support for the thousands of Australian stranded overseas.
It has been reported that the Australian passport is the 9th most prized passport in the world - for anywhere other than Australia!
From my understanding, Australia is the only country refusing entry to many of its own citizens. Shame on you, Australian Government!
We are not too concerned as we are totally enjoying the time with our family - and in particular our gorgeous grand-daughter, Emelia.
Even though we are totally valuing our time with our family, we do need to get home. Our six-month visitor visa also ran out today! We are now officially illegal aliens. We guess that the British Government has bigger issues on their plates than chasing down a few ageing Australians.
Daily life goes on. A decision as to what our next move will be is in our thoughts. Many Australians are finding it almost impossible to access a seat on a flight to Oz, so what ever we do will be very problematic.
What a disgraceful performance by the Australian Government. Leaving its own citizens in the lurch, cut off from the support of the families and friends in Australia. There seems to be no effort as to finding alternative arrangements around returning citizens.
