Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN)

Tens of thousands of Australians are stranded overseas It’s time for stranded Aussies to unite and demand change #StrandedAussies

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

Via @EstherRockett (co-founder of SAAN)

She has created this convenient summary thread 🧵 for anyone interested in #strandedAussies and what we should (and should not) do to solve these issues.

#travelban

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

Mega Thread: Hoax calls from @AustralianLabor to abolish hotel quarantine & replace with dedicated facilities surface every time Labor states' #COVID19Aus responses are scrutinised. 'quarantine is a federal responsibility' falsehood is a similar #auspol deflection tactic

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

Now there are 0 restrictions in place, it’s time to ‘retire’ these accounts.

Still angry about the outrageous overreach & still recovering from the consequences this had for me and my partner.

❤️ To everyone who supported #strandedAussies — Pieter

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https://t.co/CxgPkXcAjx

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

Height of negligence that no press or gov or politicians on any side ever quantified the demand for quarantine created by international & interstate border closures. @strandedaussies did. #strandedaussies #loveisnottourism was a giant, preventable human rights breach & coverup.

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

They would do it all again “in a heartbeat”.
#strandedAussies

[Latika M Bourke @latikambourke]

EXCLUSIVE in @smh & @theage

@MarisePayne was explicitly warned that the caps on citizens returning home would leave Australians stranded and destitute and unable to access work or healthcare overseas in the middle of a pandemic.

https://t.co/Byg2qNevSQ

#StrandedAussies

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

Absolutely bonkers to require fully vaccinated interstate travellers to quarantine for 14 days in state that is 70% fully vaccinated. And only allowed if they fly in?? Too bad for #strandedaussies stuck across the border for months with cars, kids, pets

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

150,000 fully vaccinated visa holding #InternationalStudentsAustralia should stay locked out of Australia indefinitely because this GP/politician’s nerves can’t cope with minimal risk.

[Grounded Kiwis @GroundedKiwis]

QF12 from LAX lands in Sydney as Aus border reopens. "Cheers and tears" reported. We also have cheers - thrilled to see Aussies return home - but tears that Kiwis can't do the same. #MIQ #FixMIQ #MIQueue @strandedaussies

https://t.co/OA9QEVUtHb

[Cees @NordicNomadEsq]

As our border begins to open, please sign this petition to allow non-citizen/permanent residents like me who've lived in Australia for years to be allowed to leave & return home so we too can see our families.

It means more to us than anything right now. https://t.co/v8qNKqSzph

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

It’s about time. Victoria has taken rock bottom least international arrivals since beginning of pandemic. For 6 months it took none at all. #strandedAussies #LoveIsNotTourism

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

Lest we forget #auspol's appalling #COVID19Aus #IndiaTravelBan. Remember when there was a bipartisan chorus of support for criminalising #strandedAussies who dared to find a way home? Left for dead in one of the pandemic's most lethal outbreaks.

[Cees @NordicNomadEsq]

I'm happy for them, but I can't describe the pain of watching Aussie mates book trips to Fiji, Paris and Bangkok while "temporary" residents like me who've lived here years still can't see our families.

It's among the most agonising, hopeless, suffocating feelings I've ever had.

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

He (@BOConnorMP) finally blocked me, after blocking a few dozen people who disputed his persistent falsehoods and personal insults. I'll be contacting his office to confirm it was him doing so, or whether it was one of his staffers. Lousy way to engage public. #strandedAussies

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

#strandedAussies who’ve had a lousy experience of @dfat register, the Audit Office needs to hear your stories! Deadline 31 Oct. Sorry I didn’t know about it, would have let @strandedaussies know sooner. Please make a submission so that auditors can learn how broken the system was

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

@swainey123 @Ninecomau Thank you @jcaites for speaking out again!

[Cayteya @cayteya]

. @strandedaussies @EstherRockett
The ANAO is currently collecting audit evidence & is seeking input from members of the public.
Information can be submitted either by uploading a file, or by entering your information⤵️They're accepting contributions to this audit until 31 Oct'21

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

@Griffin_OT That’s a really good point. I don’t think there is anything confirmed yet and it’s just an announcement tactvols point. This seems to be the most recent article and that’s from 1 October.

https://t.co/ZpWGT6wEwd

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

NSW to scrap quarantine for international arrivals from November 1

#strandedAussies #travelban

https://t.co/B5ikq8PfLN

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

@DenHeten @abcnews Thank you Kate for doing this interview! @01moredave

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

Latika has been a voice for #strandedAussies since the start of the travel restrictions. I strongly suggest you read her latest article.

[Latika M Bourke @latikambourke]

"We will not look back at this element of our pandemic management with any pride."

My piece on #StrandedAussies and #FortressAustralia as we look forward to scenes of Australian families reuniting from Nov 1:

https://t.co/r1yvEHonpO

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

@michaelkoziol @Dom_Perrottet @strandedaussies @niltiac We've got #strandedAussies in SE Asia, Africa and other regions where vaccines aren't available. That's not their fault. We also have large cohort vaccinated with Sputnik and other good vaccines manufactured in India, China, Cuba, UAE etc.

[Stranded Aussies Action Network (SAAN) @strandedaussies]

Stranded Aussies think the 210/wk cap on unvaccinated is far too low. It will have to include #strandedAussies fully vacced with non-TGA approved jabs. We'd like home quarantine opened up to the unvacced (& unapproved fully vacced) with suitable premises.

#travelban

[Esther Rockett 🚀 @EstherRockett]

@michaelkoziol If you're talking to @Dom_Perrottet, Michael, #strandedAussies would like clarification of which jabs will be recognised - only TGA approved or more? Plus families with children under 12 who are ineligible for vacc. want assurance they won't be required to quarantine