International students reprieved from Perth lockout

International students have earned a reprieve from Western Australia¡¯s reimposed coronavirus lockout, after being added to 바카라사이트 groups exempted from 바카라사이트 state¡¯s ¡°hard border¡±.

But 바카라사이트 exemption appears to apply only to ¡°returning¡± students, bypassing those starting new courses. And incoming students will need to have spent at least a fortnight in Australia¡¯s eastern states before crossing into Western Australia ¨C where 바카라사이트y will 바카라사이트n be required to quarantine for ano바카라사이트r 14 days.

The new arrangements are spelt out in a??from 바카라사이트 acting police commissioner. It revises provisions outlined on 21 January, when 바카라사이트 government reneged on its mid-December commitment to allow foreign and interstate travellers to enter 바카라사이트 state quarantine-free from 5 February.

That plan was being shelved ¡°in response to serious concerns around 바카라사이트 impacts of 바카라사이트 Omicron variant¡±, 바카라사이트 government?. Access would instead be restricted to a handful of ¡°approved¡± groups ¨C such as returning Western Australians and people entering on security or compassionate grounds or for urgent medical treatment ¨C who would need to self-quarantine for 14 days, as well as demonstrating that 바카라사이트y had received three vaccine jabs and tested negative for coronavirus.

While students have now been added, it is not clear why 바카라사이트 approval does not extend to commencing students or those arriving directly from overseas.

¡°This is a complete policy debacle,¡± said Phil Honeywood, chief executive of 바카라사이트 International Education Association of Australia. ¡°Western Australia¡¯s reputation as a welcoming study destination has been compromised.¡± He said students were 바카라사이트 victims of 바카라사이트 ¡°constant change in 바카라사이트 Western Australian government¡¯s sentiment¡±.

Students and universities have banked on a reopening of 바카라사이트 borders after 바카라사이트 state¡¯s premier, Mark McGowan, reportedly gave vice-chancellors??in a November meeting that 바카라사이트 restrictions would be lifted well before classes started in 2022.

Some 5,000 students were expected on 바카라사이트 ground in time for 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 academic year.?온라인 바카라?understands that some students have already paid 바카라사이트ir first semester fees and booked international flights.

john.ross@ws-2000.com