After 591 days: "Fortress Australia" soon no more?

After almost 600 days, all double-vaccinated Australians and permanent residents are free again to travel overseas and back to Australia without a permit nor the need to quarantine in a hotel for two weeks - unless they are returning to WA, QLD or SA. The winners of the new arrangements, it seems, are the 15 million Australians who live in New South Wales and Victoria.

Überglücklich: Eine von vielen Familienzusammenführung am Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, am 1. November 2021. Source: AAP