The current caps on overseas arrivals into Australia are at least 5,825 passengers per week.
This is made up of:
Border restrictions Direction (No. 16)
The Direction has been updated to:
With the travel bubble now in place for New Zealanders arriving in Australia, it is important for them to know that not all of the states in Australia are in their “Travel Bubble”.
Those who travel on to Tasmania, South Australia and West … Read the rest
National Cabinet update on the cap for international arrivals into Australia.
4th September 2020
National Cabinet conducted its fortnightly review of international air arrival passenger caps and agreed to boost the capacity for international arrivals where possible, supporting more Australians to come home from overseas.
National Cabinet noted that NSW … Read the rest
4 September 2020
Six local councils from northern NSW are uniting to call for changes to Queensland’s border restrictions, which they say are “separating families” and “denying people the ability to earn a living”.
These councils need to be included in … Read the rest
Western Australia has gone 146 days now with no community transmission cases.
Western Australia Premier, Mark McGowan, has made the following statements:
Forecasts show Western Australia has the most positive economic outlook of all states.
We are the state going forward most quickly.
For 2019-20, Western Australia has the only … Read the rest
To clear the backlog of bumped passengers, both Air New Zealand and Qatar Airways have stopped taking new bookings on their flights to Australia.
This is because they already have too many passengers booked, and they need to clear the backlog before … Read the rest
Not everyone is allowed to leave Australia during the COVID travel ban period.
A resident of Australia is not allowed to leave the country unless they havevan exemption.
A Non Resident is permitted to leave.
What is the definition of Non Resident?
According to one source, someone who successfully departed … Read the rest
People found to have broken quarantine laws in Western Australia face a maximum penalty of 12 months’ imprisonment or a $50,000 fine.
Recent penalties have included:
April; a man was sentenced to six months and two weeks imprisonment, with one month suspended, for leaving his … Read the rest
Some people, in areas without any cases of COVID-19, are asking if they need the same COVID restrictions as everyone else.
I live in an area without cases, we have few restrictions, if any, and we have no Coronavirus … Read the rest
