Australian air travellers waiting more than three months for passports as Covid delays persist

Australia Post offers a priority service for $225 but there are fears it will just push those already waiting further into a backlog

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Thousands of Australians are heading into school holidays anxiously waiting for new passports to arrive, with longer wait times for first-time adult and children's passports amid ongoing delays.

The Australian Passport Office (APO) continues to see unprecedented demand post-Covid, receiving up to 15,000 applications per day and experiencing around six weeks of work in the processing queue.