Australia 'victim' of own COVID-19 success as locals want to return - minister

FILE PHOTO: People stand on the harbour waterfront near the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's triumph in reining in COVID-19 while infections surge in many parts of the world is making the country a "victim of our own success," as Australians overseas want to come home, a cabinet minister said on Sunday.

Australia closed its borders in March to all but citizens and residents, and the government has kept entries capped and put those allowed into the country in a two-week mandatory quarantine.