Australia bans immigration from afflicted West African countries

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I think it's worth noting I couldn't find this on any American news outlets.

Happened yesterday.

Australia has closed the door to people seeking humanitarian entry from Ebola-affected west African countries. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the temporary suspension meant his department was no longer processing any applications from countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The department is also cancelling and refusing non-permanent or temporary visas held by people from Ebola-affected countries who have yet to leave for Australia. Permanent visa holders from these countries are being required to submit to a 21-day quarantine period prior to departure for Australia.

a reply to: JG1993

Common sense prevails.

Can you hear, can you hear the thunder?

Lets hear it for the land down under!

a reply to: JG1993

Just wait until Obama hears about this.... He is going to be pissed .
How are the Aussies supposed to get ebola, doing this?

Well done Australia, everywhere else should be banning them also.

Yep that sounds about right well done Australia, is England doing this? They should I may just move to Australia...

I think we should just ban everyone from entering the country unless they are willing to sit in an enclosed quarantine cell for 21 days. Screw their rights! And Screw you're rights too!

a reply to: JG1993
Can you tell me where you got this article from . I live in Australia and with a quick search i found nothing . Also heard nothing on radio television and print . Something like this would normally be a major news story .

originally posted by: hutch622
a reply to: JG1993
Can you tell me where you got this article from . I live in Australia and with a quick search i found nothing . Also heard nothing on radio television and print . Something like this would normally be a major news story .

I saw it on numerous news sites and on the evening news last night, here is some more links

Herald Sun-Link 1

Cnn-Link 2

Reuters-Limk 3

For what its worth I think it is a good idea, I feel a bit safer knowing this!

a reply to: hutch622

I read it on the front page of todays paper in Brisbane. The Courier..

a reply to: Shana91aus

Agreed that it is a good idea . Odd that i would not have picked it up today as something like this would usually get my attention . Maybe it just not newsworthy enough in South Australia .

originally posted by: hutch622
Maybe it just not newsworthy enough in South Australia .

Everything South Australian is not newsworthy ;-p

a reply to: DaRAGE

Yeah like i am going to be upset by that comment . Victoria puts us down way better than that .

originally posted by: hutch622
a reply to: DaRAGE

Yeah like i am going to be upset by that comment . Victoria puts us down way better than that .

Well I did live in Victoria until i turned 23 ;-p

a reply to: DaRAGE

Slow learner .Sad .LOL

a reply to: hutch622

Hey hutch. You shoulda seen the flack I got from these Queenslanders from being from Victoria. I've had to put up with thier crap long enough! But since I've been living in QLD for like 8 years or so it'snow time to give a little to those damn Southerners!

Threads been thoroughly hijacked I think. Perhaps we should Parley like pirates do?

originally posted by: hutch622
a reply to: Shana91aus

Agreed that it is a good idea . Odd that i would not have picked it up today as something like this would usually get my attention . Maybe it just not newsworthy enough in South Australia .

Yeah, hasn't been covered so much today on headlines or even top headlines here in Perth weirdly but its definitely happening, which is good.

a reply to: DaRAGE

Try going to Darwin from anywhere then .

a reply to: Shana91aus

Maybe it is because Ebola really isn't big news here . Our she will be right attitude means that reporting this just wont bring ratings . Now if you footy teams best player was going somewhere else ,now that's newsworthy . Perhaps our devil may attitude will bring us down one day but i doubt it .We are an island with generally speaking seal-able borders .

originally posted by: JG1993
I think it's worth noting I couldn't find this on any American news outlets.

Before jumping the gun, you probably need to await for the sun to rise in the US before saying they are not covering a bit of Australian news.

However, just so you don't think it's all a terrible conspiracy, I have just looked at it is being covered on CNN... edition.cnn.com...

To topic. While I am distressed by this terrible disease, I cannot help thinking that Australia are using this as a pretext to stop more asylum seekers reaching their shores. I am not going to comment on the rights of that position.

Regards