Stranded Australians overseas want to return home

Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Kristina Keneally speaks to the media. Source: AAP

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Some Australians stranded overseas have described the restrictions on their return home as "a slap in the face", after movie stars and politicians were granted travel exemptions - while they've been left destitute abroad for months.

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