Key points:
- Australia’s international borders will lift in November
- Fully vaccinated travellers will be able to home quarantine for seven days
- The government will work to abolish arrival caps for vaccinated travellers
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the international border will reopen next month for states that have reached 80 per cent vaccination rates, starting with New South Wales.
Fully vaccinated Australians and permanent residents arriving in NSW will be able to home quarantine for a week, instead of paying thousands to quarantine at a hotel for a fortnight, pending the success of the state’s home quarantine trial.
Commercial flights out of Australia will resume for vaccinated Australians.
Mr Morrison said the government would consider quarantine-free travel between some countries, such as New Zealand, “when it is safe to do so”.
“It’s time to give Australians their lives back,” Mr Morrison said.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-01/international-travel-resume-scott-morrison-covid-border-reopen/100506074?fbclid=IwAR1PfyTw490NEUdhZyAeqBoF-_4MsIAVHocWXzPWO0IJIImlTIU0H3AjZaU