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Zac Efron’s brother Dylan is in Sydney hotel quarantine – and fans want to know how

Zac Efron just flew back to Oz from Dubai, and this time his brother’s in tow – and fans want to know why they are getting special treatment.

Australians outraged as Zac Efron's brother Dylan arrives in Sydney

Hollywood actor Zac Efron’s younger brother Dylan has flown into Australia, where he’s currently undertaking a mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine in Sydney.

But the younger Efron’s visit to our shores – documented in detail via his Instagram – has sparked questions about why Dylan was able to enter when so many Australians are still waiting to get home.

In various Instagram stories documenting his time so far in Australia, Dylan described hotel quarantine as a “nightmare” but said he was pleasantly surprised with the standard of hotel and the food on offer.

But some fans asked him to turn his attention to other matters.

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Dylan Efron keeps fans updated from his Sydney hotel quarantine.
Dylan Efron keeps fans updated from his Sydney hotel quarantine.

“Please educate yourself and speak up for stranded Aussies!!! If you’re going to take a valuable spot desperately needed by Aussies in the hotel quarantine system, the absolute least you can do is raise some awareness of what they’re facing,” wrote one follower on Instagram.

Others questioned how Dylan was even able to enter the country.

“Okay so you can travel to Australia all good, but people from NZ can’t even go visit dying relatives?” wrote one.

“How did you get the exemption to come to Australia I really want to know. So many Australian citizen(s) can’t get here,” wrote another.

Around 40,000 Australians are currently waiting to return home, but strict international arrival caps and uncertain flight schedules mean for many, the wait will still be months.

Dylan revealed in an interview last month that he’d be visiting Australia to help brother Zac produce the second season of his Netflix series Down to Earth. Zac has been living in Australia for most of the past year, basing himself in Byron Bay and filming various projects.

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Zac (right) and Dylan Efron.
Zac (right) and Dylan Efron.

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But right now, Zac is also in hotel quarantine just like his little brother, having flown back to Australia after a top secret trip to Dubai, reportedly to finalise a lucrative endorsement deal.

Keeping fans updated with his “Aus Quarantine” diary on Instagram, Dylan said the prospect of a fortnight in a hotel room was “my nightmare, not getting any sunlight or being outdoors for two weeks … But, let’s make the most of it.”

“I’d say the most exciting part of the day is they drop off three meals – you get a knock on your door and then there’s packs with mystery food,” he said.

Elsewhere, Dylan gave fans a look inside his hotel room fridge – revealing that he’s been delivered a litre of milk each day so far in quarantine – and said that his lack of clothing may be starting to attract attention from a nearby office tower.

Raiding his hotel room fridge in his undies.
Raiding his hotel room fridge in his undies.

“The weirdest thing that’s happened is they keep sending me milk. I don’t really know what to do with all this milk. I also hardly wore clothes today, which felt great, but isn’t great for shooting content or because there’s a big office building across from us and I’m sure they all know me by now.”

An Australian Border Force spokesperson told news.com.au: “The Australian Border Force does not comment on individual cases.

“Quarantine is a matter for the states and territories. Caps are determined by the states and territories based on their hotel quarantine capacity.”

The statement continued: “Travel exemptions to Australia may be granted under a number of categories, including persons delivering services in sectors critical to Australia’s economic recovery (such as financial technology, large scale manufacturing, film, media and television production and emerging technology), where no Australian worker is available.

“Stimulating the Australian economy is an important part of post COVID-19 recovery, which is why the ABF is committed to keeping the economy moving as much as possible, while at the same time ensuring our borders remain strong and protected from the transmission of COVID-19.”

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