News by Samantha Maiden 6th May 2021 4:53 AM Cricket great Michael Slater has challenged to Prime Minister to a debate as he delivered another brutal sledge over the flight ban for Aussies trying to flee India. Slater called on Scott Morrison to take your private jet and come and witness the dead bodies on the street! before saying he would debate him anytime in a series of blistering tweets. In the latest war of words between the pair, the broadcaster returned fire after the PM dismissed his claim that the Morrison Government could be left his blood on his hands over the Indian flight ban.
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US restricts travel from India for indefinite period; students, scribes exempted (FILE)
The travel ban imposed by US President Joe Biden for people coming from India, which is experiencing one of the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, came into effect on Tuesday. Biden issued a proclamation on Friday restricting travel from India starting from May 4.
Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exempted from the ban, according to the US State Department. US nationals, those having green cards, their non-citizen spouses and children below 21 years of age, are among the various categories exempted from the restrictions.
Australian PM defends India travel ban, says deeply concerned about crisis
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Scott Morrison has defended banning Australian citizens from returning from India, amid criticism by human rights group
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended banning Australian citizens from returning from India, amid criticism by human rights groups that the government’s threat to punish breaches with fines of roughly $50,000 and five years imprisonment is heavy-handed.
“We’re all just working to do what’s right for the health interests of Australians, Morrison said in a radio interview on Monday, adding that he implemented the ban on the basis of advice from his health officials. “We’re deeply, deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in India.
India travel ban not racist: Australian FM Marise Payne
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Payne said that the temporary move to ban travel from India to Australia was made in response to the high number of Covid-19 infections among Australians in hotel quarantine who have returned from the country. AP Photo
CANBERRA: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has denied suggestions that the government s decision to ban travel from India amid the country s worsening Covid-19 situation was motivated by racism.
Payne said that the temporary move to ban travel from India to Australia was made in response to the high number of Covid-19 infections among Australians in hotel quarantine who have returned from the country, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
Scott Morrison said this is a temporary arrangement and a very difficult decision.
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Australia s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday defended his government s decision to ban and impose a jail term and a penalty for Australians trying to return from India, saying it is in the country s best interests and to prevent a third wave of infections.
The Australian government, for the first time in history, recently imposed a ban on its citizens from returning home, if they have spent time in India up to 14 days before flying back.
The government threatened to prosecute them with a possibility of five years of jail term or a penalty of 66,000 Australian dollars (USD 50,899).