That's not how the government sees things. Currently everyone pays - Australian citizens, PR, approved categories of foreigners (international students etc.) I believe Australian citizens demonstrating genuine hardship may be eligible for a loan to cover the quarantine costs, but this must be rep...

My guess is the situation is the same as in Thailand. Some hotels have volunteered to become quarantine hotels, but of all the hotels available, only relatively few have been chosen (or approved) by the government. That limits incoming arrival numbers. One possible reason why not any hotel can be...

I don't see facility quarantine ending before Dec 31 at the very earliest, but more likely June 30, 2021 as the treasurer indicated a couple of weeks back. Unfortunately, Australia is in the same category when it comes to imposing quarantines at hotels or government facilities as New Zealand, Tha...

Yep, agree with all these comments. Totally clueless bureaucrats creating unworkable rules.

Never knew those routes even existed. Since when are there international services out of Newcastle and Dunedin?