Tim, sorry to add another comment! But I'd be interested to know what your thoughts are on why this government has seen fit to stop Australians from travelling overseas? Its the sort of thing N. Korea does and the soviet states did in the cold war period. Why would an ideologically driven right-wing government for whom 'personal freedom' is a mantra, deny us the right to travel overseas if we feel like it?
Thanks for this post Tim, I've been interested in reading about your experience with getting permission. I think you had perhaps an easier time of it because Tanya was going on to work in London. I'm thinking about how my partner and I could get permission to leave given that our only reason would be to visit her sons in the UK. Based on what I've read on the Aus Govt. website that doesn't seem like a compelling enough reason for our government.
Good to know how you went about it, so thanks again.
Thanks, Tim. a feel-good story from home: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/24/absolutely-madness-melbourne-teenagers-reveal-they-are-behind-leading-covid-tracking-website
Sisyphus is impressed.
Oh god I felt so anxious just reading this, I can't imagine what it was like to actually navigate the process in real time!
Tim, sorry to add another comment! But I'd be interested to know what your thoughts are on why this government has seen fit to stop Australians from travelling overseas? Its the sort of thing N. Korea does and the soviet states did in the cold war period. Why would an ideologically driven right-wing government for whom 'personal freedom' is a mantra, deny us the right to travel overseas if we feel like it?
Thanks for this post Tim, I've been interested in reading about your experience with getting permission. I think you had perhaps an easier time of it because Tanya was going on to work in London. I'm thinking about how my partner and I could get permission to leave given that our only reason would be to visit her sons in the UK. Based on what I've read on the Aus Govt. website that doesn't seem like a compelling enough reason for our government.
Good to know how you went about it, so thanks again.