A rescue mission involving charter flights supported by either the federal government or cruise companies is under way to bring home thousands of stranded Australians in the face of coronavirus travel bans.
As 293 Australians jetted in from Hawaii on Thursday morning and entered a two-week quarantine period at a hotel in the heart of Sydney's CBD, officials are bracing for other governments to demand similar guarantees that foreign citizens are immediately repatriated before they will be allowed off cruise ships.
Brad Thompson writes across business and politics from Western Australia for The Australian Financial Review. Brad is based in our Perth bureau. Connect with Brad on Twitter. Email Brad at brad.thompson@afr.com
