Australians stranded in San Francisco to come home, as Labor accuses government of failing returnees

The 35 Australians left in limbo after a mechanical failure on their United Airlines flight will be allowed home immediately

A group of 35 Australians stranded in San Francisco by a cancelled United Airlines flight will be allowed to return home immediately after the infrastructure department intervened, revising arrival caps.

Despite the reprieve, the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has accused the government of failing the estimated 36,785 Australians stranded overseas by not increasing quarantine capacity or helping them after flight cancellations.

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