Senate debates

Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Questions without Notice

Covid-19

3:41 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

While the UK government ensured their citizens could come home from Peru for some 250 pounds, Australians in Peru were forced to pay $5,000 for a privately arranged charter option, and Australians are being surveyed by this government about how much they would be willing to pay to be repatriated to safety. Does the government agree that cost should not be a barrier to Australians getting home safely?

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