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Question arguments and counter-arguments

Identify two arguments for and against Australia's travel ban.

International travel off the table until Christmas.

When emergency measures were put in place in March as COVID-19 took hold of the country, we were told they would be in place for at least six months. But today the Federal Government confirmed what we all already knew in our hearts - those measures aren't going anywhere fast.

The emergency period will now be extended until at least December 17. Chief among the measures will be the bans on international travel. Health Minister Greg Hunt said there was still too high a risk to ease back such restrictions.

The extension of the travel bans come as tens of thousands of Australians struggle to return home from overseas. A parliamentary committee was told about 23,000 Australians had registered their interest to return home from overseas, an increase of 5,000 in just two weeks. Flight caps currently in place mean just 4,000 international passengers can enter Australia per week.

The Opposition is starting to ramp up the pressure on the Federal Government to lift the caps, but Scott Morrison is focusing first on domestic travel, seeking nationally-consistent principals for States to abide by before they open or close borders.

However, Mark McGowan has made clear that WA's State border will remain in place regardless of the pressure at the Federal level, with think tank The Grattan Institute today backing in the importance of such measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.