Migrant workers and international students stuck in Australia due to coronavirus travel bans
- siennawilliamsgc
- Apr 8, 2020
- 1 min read
Asty Rastiya hasn't seen her children in almost three months. The Indonesian mother of two, who came to Australia to study a PhD in journalism at Deakin University, spent that time renting a house and finding furniture: she wanted the home to be "perfect" for when her husband and two kids jumped on a plane from Indonesia to join her. But the coronavirus pandemic — and the global border closures surrounding it — has thrown Ms Rastiya's plans into disarray. Just like the hundreds of Australians trapped overseas due to nationwide lockdowns and grounded flights, migrant workers and international students have found themselves stuck in Australia, cut off from loved ones and facing economic uncertainty.
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