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As Scott Morrison visits Japan, Australians stuck there say he should bring them back home

The prime minister has embarked on his first official overseas trip of the year, but pressure continues to mount on him to do more to bring home some 35,000 Australians still stranded abroad.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives in Tokyo ahead of a meeting with his Japanese
Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives in Tokyo ahead of a meeting with his Japanese Source: @australian

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By Tom Stayner

Presented by Yang J. Joo

Source: SBS



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Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s visit to Japan to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn the attention of Australians still stranded in the country who are separated from their families. 

Mr Morrison arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday morning for his first official overseas trip of the year, making him the first foreign leader to visit the new Japanese leader. 

But the timing of his trip has been questioned by those still struggling to return home amid the constraints of Australia’s hotel quarantine caps on returning travellers. 

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