YOUR SAY

#BRINGTHEMHOME

AfterAustralia announced a temporary travel ban on returnees from India amid the country's devastating new COVID wave, readers hadmixed responses about the decision.

Emilie wrote: We need tofind away to bring back citizens and wealso need to ensure ourCOVID frontline healthresponse peopleandtheirfamiliesaren't putat greaterrisk.Theseare theheroeswho work thefrontlineeverydayin quarantineprotecting Australia

Nikki wrote: What'shappeninginIndiais tragic.Their government is failing their people.Thevaccinealso needsto be open-sourcedsocountrieslikeIndia canproduce their own.

Bruce Adams wrote: It's definitelyoneof the Morrison government'smost significant failsto date. However watchthe backflip,it will bea 10out of 10in theOlympicsgymnastics.

Mitramandal Downunder wrote:Thanksto allwhostoodagainst such discriminatory policyof banning flights fromIndia, when COVID numbersper millioninIndia arestill less than many other countries

Jodi McKay MP wrote: Agree withIndian Link and MohitKumar - theban onIndianAustralians iswrong and the NSWGovernment shouldhavedone more tohelp bring stranded Australianshome. Ajail sentenceandheftyfineis terriblyunfair.

GunJan M wrote: Strange that the world doesn't condemn Australiafor such inhumane decisionstowards its owncitizens. India onthe otherhand is supposed to accommodate illegalimmigrantsandgivethemrights ofacitizen.

RlteshAdalja wrote: Have you contactedall the politicians(liberal andLabor,State andFederal) who queue up at Indianevents for #ScottyFromPhotoOps to reverse thisracist decision onlarge fine/banasap, and double the flights to help stranded Australians?Government needs to apologise.

Tanveer Ahmed wrote:TheIndian variant islikelyto bewidespreadthroughout Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal. are they nexttobe targeted in thisban?

Nlshadh Rego wrote: Indiaisasphyxiating andburningat thesame time. Let usnot forget many ofthe thousands ofIndian-Australians withfamilyinIndia whoare *not* Australiancitizens, andcannot leave,and thatIndiaas awhole needshelp.

Krishna Neelamraju wrote:Theyshouldhaveannouncedaplanbeforethey announced the ban.They just took desi-Aussiesforgranted.The Divisionof Mitchell looksalot different these days thanwhatAlex Hawke wasusedto. Mr Hawke,ofall, shouldbeaware that peoplesaw through the doublestandard. Gladhe'sreaching out now

Joydeep Mondal wrote: In suchmatters,Ihaveseen Australiasimplycopying the policies ofeither the UK or the USA,it doesn'thaveits own position.This time it was UKafter they addedIndiainto their red list. Whenthe pandemic wasat thepeak inthe UKand the USA, did theysuspend flightsfromthose countries? If not, whythe differentialtreatment for India?

Prithivi Raj Nkv wrote: I partially agree with what yousay.Theywere given one year's time to returnhome, it was their own choice/luxuryto entertain themselves.Those travellersarelikeatime bomb now, whydon't they just quarantineand staysafe wheretheyare?Think ofthe risk tocitizensliving here. Whydon't youhave the gutsto influence onIndiansideto reduce COVID spreadandstopblamingsomeonewho is tryingto protecthiscircle.

Reghu Balaraman wrote: Agovernment banning itscitizensfrom entering the country becauseit isinefficient andincapableto managequarantine,is a violation ofhuman rights.