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Travel Bubble Between Australia and New Zealand to Start on 19 April

New Zealand has announced it will open a long-anticipated travel bubble with Australia on 19 April. The start of quarantine-free travel between the neighboring nations comes as a relief to families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to struggling tourist operators. While most Australian states have allowed quarantine-free visits from…
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Australia and Singapore Could Agree for Travel Bubble by Mid 2021

Undoubtedly, the pandemic has caused major disruptions to travel for over a year. Airlines and governments are looking for ways to best and the safest way to restart international travel once more. Singapore is looking to re-establish air connectivity with Australia including plans for a quarantine-free air travel bubble. Before the pandemic, the route between…
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Australia: International Travel Ban Extended to June

Australia officially announced the extension of its international travel ban into June. It has been reported that Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the country’s “human biosecurity emergency period” was extended by an additional three months from 17 March 2020 to 17 June 2021 due to the possible spread of COVID-19 from other countries. The…
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Australia: Borders Could Reopen With Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

The Australian borders could reopen following successful COVID-19 vaccine rollouts around the world.  Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stated that it is “very possible,” to lift the country’s ban on the arrival of foreign nationals once vaccinations have been widely delivered. What I’ve always been confident about is taking one step at a time…
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Australia: International Students with Compelling Reasons Can Enter

Australia largely closed its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents on 20 March 2020. The Australian government also implements a cap on the numbers of passengers coming into Australian airports from overseas. This is to ease pressure on state and territory quarantine facilities but this measure also left many citizens and residents  stranded outside the…
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