Almost 40,000 Stranded Australians Still Abroad, 43,800 Already Returned

Almost 40,000 Stranded Australians Still Abroad, 43,800 Already Returned
Passengers wait in line to check-in for their Virgin Blue flights at Melbourne Airport on Sept. 27, in Melbourne. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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The list of Australians stranded overseas has continued to grow, with 39,000 people now keen to return as coronavirus bites across swathes of the globe.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on December 7 defended the government’s efforts to bring people home, arguing expanded quarantine was allowing more people to board planes.

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