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Keith Johnson, Jack Detsch, Keith Johnson, Jack Detsch

EXPLAINED: Australia is the new hermit kingdom | Rare Historical Photos

Residents observe a moment of silence at dawn in front of the Opera House in Sydney on April 25, 2020. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Buried in Australia’s federal budget papers this week was a prediction that devastated the million Australians, like me, who live abroad and the millions more at home who love them: The national borders are likely to remain closed until at least mid-2022.

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