'Travelling is a luxury, not a right...Your desire to travel or see family should not be at the expense of people's lives.'
"As an American, I think it’s ridiculous to ban citizens from their own country. I get not allowing non-citizens into the country right now, but there is no reason that all Australian citizens can’t simply be put into a mandatory quarantine upon returning home.""I think it's infuriating that Australia has been letting so many celebrities into the country for non-essential reasons, when so many Australians have been struggling to get back into their own country.
"Again, that’s worked great so far, but we need to change! Basically, I think we should slowly open the borders and allow vaccinated people to travel!""Travelling is a luxury, not a right. There was a window of opportunity to return to Australia at the start of the pandemic, or to leave Australia and return home to your country. You were given the opportunity to do so."
Travelling internationally is not a human right. It is a luxury. We will be able to travel again — maybe in one year, maybe in five years — but your desire to travel or see family should not be at the expense of people’s lives.""Requiring all citizens who wish to return to enter mandatory, paid quarantine is unfair and it means that only rich people can come home.
"Having a partner who works directly on the COVID response, I can’t take seeing him work beyond the point of burnout again like in 2020. I think everyone who worked on the frontlines did an amazing job going above and beyond and if we can sit tight for another year to ensure they can recover and that everyone has the opportunity to be vaccinated, then that seems like the best plan.