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International travel remains off limits

A Qantas plane approaches Adelaide in October 2020. The airline on Saturday operated the first repatriation flight from India since a travel ban was lifted.

Source: AAP

Australians wanting to take an overseas trip will probably have to wait until at least the middle of next year unless they're planning a visit to New Zealand.


 

This year's budget measures are based on the assumption international travel is not likely to pick up before the middle of 2022.

 

The federal government says it's acting on its expert medical advice about international borders but Labor says Australians are being held hostage to Scott Morrison's incompetence.


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