9/11/2021- 10:08 a.m.
Increasing number of Australians are seeking to leave their country (Report)
The Australian Border Force (ABF) received almost 40,000 applications in August from individuals hoping to leave the country – of which 14,900 of those were looking to be overseas for 3 months or more. (Epoch Times)
A large portion of the applications, 12,347, were rejected. Australia is one of the few countries in the world that require residents to apply for permission before leaving the country.
Australia has enjoyed some of the lowest infection and death rates from COVID-19 but it has seen state governments apply stringent health restrictions and domestic border closures at any sign of an outbreak – sometimes over 1 case.
The president of a conservative think tank told the Daily Telegraph: “There are literally tens of thousands of people out there on social media and elsewhere saying we’re done; we don’t need this anymore.”
