Updated.
March 21, 2020 00: 09:28
Travellers have gathered home to Australia, arriving at airports throughout the nation simply hours prior to strict foreign travel restrictions enter impact.
Key points:
- Now that the ban is in effect, non-citizens and non-residents will be refused entry to Australia
- Australian Border Force officers will be placed at foreign airports to make sure compliance
- Foreign airline company teams are exempt from the travel restriction however should self-isolate while in the nation
The ban was enforced at 9: 00 pm AEDT on Friday. Now only Australian residents, locals and instant family members can go into the nation.
It replaces earlier travel restrictions on immigrants coming from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea.
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