Current barrier to entry to Europe etc by Aussies
Folks, apparently without the provision of the EU digital COVID vaccination certificate upon entry to Europe, sleeping, eating or working in most European countries cannot occur without a negative PCR test every 72 hours. The COVID certificate issued by the Australian government is worthless according to my information. When contacted, officials from the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that the problem was Europe's, not theirs, and nothing will be done by them.
The New Zealand government has signed up for the EU digital certificate- why not our government?
The only recourse is to contact Dan Tehan (Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) and bring the matter to his attention. In your correspondence mention that the officials from the Dept above said that they will do nothing. The last part is important. In my experience, Dan Tehan will simply ask this Dept. to deal with the matter. If you alert him to the fact that the Dept. has said they will do nothing, he may lean on them more earnestly to do something, rather than assume they are not aware of the issue.Our government needs to sign up for the EU certificate, just as our neighbours have done. I'm writing my letter now. All the best Fernbrook.
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