With Victoria officially out of its “circuit breaker” lockdown, states and territories are starting to let down their guard.

Heatwaves and sunburn aside, there really is nothing that screams ‘quintessential Aussie summer holiday’ more than a pair of pluggers.

It appears Marky Mark McGowan couldn’t help but steal some of the thunder from Queensland on its big border reopening day.

Palaszczuk has extended a pre-emptive welcome to Sydneysiders who want to spend their summer in Queensland, while hinting an announcement about Victoria may come tomorrow.

Those living in Mascot and Tullamarine can expect a bit more overhead noise from now on, with Aussie carriers getting busy again between the two states.

So long as “The Garden State” manages to keep a lid on COVID-19, Tasmania is going to get its border reopening show on the road.

Queensland pubs have no doubt begun stocking up on Tooheys New in anticipation of an influx of NSW visitors from next month.

The ACT government’s announcement of Queensland’s impending border reopening to Canberrans has ended up being a bit of a social media masterstroke.

In the latest spat between Aussie states, Gladys has gone after Annastacia, with the latter refusing to budge on border reopenings despite a low number of cases in NSW.