Borders are open but visitor bottlenecks remain
Australia’s international borders are open but the flow of international visitors continues to be hindered by slow visa processing times with some international visitors choosing to travel to competing destinations due to the uncertainty of timely visa approvals. The issue of Australia’s visas was raised in talks between Prime Minister Albanese and the Indonesian […]
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Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21 | Coronavirus pandemic News
Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Monday. “If you’re double […]
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Novak Djokovic sorry for COVID-19 errors, Australian Open visa still in doubt
‘ERROR OF JUDGEMENT’ Djokovic was also contrite over an interview and photoshoot for French newspaper L’Equipe on Dec 18 while infected with COVID-19 for the second time. “I didn’t want to let the journalist down, but did ensure I socially distanced and wore a mask except when my photograph was being taken,” he said. “This was […]
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Advantage Victoria? Host state won’t seek permits for unvaccinated Australian Open players
MELBOURNE, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The world’s best tennis players look to be caught in the middle of a simmering standoff between the Australian government and the host state for January’s Australian Open after Victoria’s premier said he would not apply for permits to allow unvaccinated athletes to enter the country. Daniel Andrews drew his […]
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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first, Australia/NZ News & Top Stories
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Sydney will allow in fully vaccinated travellers from overseas from Nov 1 without the need for quarantine, the country’s most populous state said on Friday (Oct 15), although the easing of strict entry controls will initially benefit only citizens. The move comes as New South Wales state is expected to reach an […]
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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a deserted city bridge during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders//File Photo SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Sydney […]
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Where can I travel in Southeast Asia? Here what’s open for tourists
The islands of Southeast Asia are reopening to visitors — one small step at a time. The region is home to countries, such as Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, that kept Covid rates low throughout 2020. That changed with the arrival of the delta variant, which forced many Southeast Asian nations to contend with big outbreaks […]
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