Millions of Australians are being held back by state border closures, while COVID vaccination rates are soaring most likely due to the government's pledge to end travel restrictions once the threshold is reached.
But experts say the 80 percent target alone may not signal the end of border closures.
Experts say state and federal governments could face a constitutional impasse if border closures continue through 2022.
Under the federal government's plan to reopen Australia, the likelihood of a lockdown would be less if it were 70 per cent vaccinated, and only using targeted lockdowns after the target of 80 per cent of those over the age of 16 were fully vaccinated.
But several states have indicated that they may not be ready to reopen borders even if that threshold has been reached.
