I also appreciate you providing us with this perspective. Didn't know Tasmania was that strict. Perhaps I got the wrong impression of how things are in Oz. The state borders have only recently re-opened fully but could be shut again at a moment's notice. Then there's also the domestic hotel quara...

Matilda, you're quite right. As I've stated, this is all about "relatively speaking" because civil liberties have been trampled upon everywhere on Earth, in ways unimaginable before March 2020. This of course includes Australia. It might almost be pointless talking up civil liberties, when nowher...

@lafleche, the short-term mask wearing mandates, state border restrictions (now mostly lifted) and the fact Aussies are banned from leaving the country without seeking permission aside, Australia's response to Covid has upheld civil liberties much better than most other countries in the world. Of...

I agree with all of you. Although my reply is coming late, the circumstances haven't changed much in this time, so what I am saying now is as relevant as it was 6, 9 or 10 months ago.Even now, there are Aussies stuck abroad who can't come home. Others who wish they could (like me) but can't uproo...

Yes, that's true. If you hold multiple nationalities like I do, then you can always make use of another one of your passports. Some countries are still issuing frequent traveller passports, notably Belgium and I believe the USA. Thailand's standard passport has 66 pages, primarily because so many...