More than 38,000 Australians stranded overseas have registered to come home as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Senior foreign affairs official Tony Sheehan on Friday revealed 4569 on the list of 38,523 people are considered vulnerable.
About 6000 people have indicated they do not wish to return to Australia until the final three months of the year.
That means the remaining 32,000 want to come home during this quarter.
More than 38,000 Australians stranded overseas have registered to come home as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, it s been revealed on Friday
There are 438 unaccompanied children, including 191 in India, registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
There are around 780 Australian citizens and permanent residents in Indonesia wanting to return home.
The UK has the most vulnerable people with 1124, ahead of 497 in India and 350 in Indonesia.
More than $35 million has been loaned to 4727 people under the federal government s hardship program.
There are six repatriation flights scheduled from London and New Delhi for next month and one apiece from Frankfurt, Johannesburg and Denpasar.
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A further three flights will return 360 Olympic team members from Tokyo.
Mr Sheehan said those people would not take the place of other Australians wanting to return from overseas.
All travellers on those government-facilitated flights will quarantine at the Howard Springs hub in the Northern Territory.
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Adamson departure clears way for shakeup
By
Chris Johnson
Thursday May 20, 2021 (Image: Adobe/Rafael Ben-Ari)
Frances Adamson’s imminent departure from the helm of DFAT clears the path for a major shakeup in the senior ranks of the APS.
Adamson will end her five-year term as secretary of the foreign affairs department on June 25 to take up the post of South Australian governor later this year.
Speculation is now rife within political and public sector circles as to how the knock-on effect of her leaving will shape up.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a timely opportunity to seriously restructure the APS leadership.