It doesn’t seem as though “some” governments are meeting that obligation. Sometimes meeting that obligation becomes “situational” as in protecting our borders from invasion, or protecting public health. Me thinks your faith in government to “do the right thing” is at a higher level than mine.
It has nothing to do with government doing the right thing. The government of Australia has the same obligation to its citizens.
These people are in the US illegally. Supposedly, they want to return home but are financially unable to do so. Given our close relationship with Australia, it should be a simple matter of repatriation. It is why I have posted on this thread that there must be more to this story than provided by this article. Given what I know informed by 28 years of experience, this account makes no sense.
This wouldn’t be the first time the MSM gets something wrong. I want more information on the current status of their presence in the US.