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DFAT to change the nature of travel alerts
DFAT has announced plans to change the travel advisory system for Australians heading overseas as more people find themselves getting into trouble on their holidays.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said changing the language of its advisoriess would make it clear to travellers that ultimately they were responsible for taking the risk to travel.
“Where we used to advise people to defer non-essential travel to destinations which we judge to carry a high level of risk, we will now be advising them to reconsider their need to travel to those places,” he said to the National Press Club.
“This is not because our assessment of the level of risk has changed, that is something we keep under constant review, but to make it clearer that the decision to travel is theirs.”
“It involves striking a careful balance between warning Australians about potential threats and ensuring that risk is not overstated, leading to complacency and warning fatigue.” he said.
Alerts have been issued in the last 24 hours for the following:
Singapore, Haiti, South Africa, Somalia, Sudan, Malaysia, Greece, Angola, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Mali and Croatia.
Go to http://www.smartraveller.gov.au
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