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

WA is set to transition to a “safe and sensible” border regime. But, NSW travellers are once again being lumped with Victorians when it comes to risk levels.

Confused over the future of WA’s hard border closure? Prepare to fall deeper down the rabbit hole with this update.

The federal government plans to increase the cap on international arrivals to 6,000 per week, but it needs the states and territories to play their part.

Australia is set to see a lot less aviation activity from overseas, as National Cabinet tries to ease the quarantine burden being carried by hotels.

It was only a couple of months ago that Mark McGowan was slagging off NSW over its border stance, and now he wants to copy Gladys.

Changes to Australia’s state border restrictions continues apace, with South Australia’s premier grabbing his Gandalf-esque staff and leading the charge.

The wheels are beginning to turn on domestic and international tourism, with border restrictions easing near and far. Huzzah!

ScoMo has been busy talking up the potential of Aussies soon travelling across the Tasman Sea, while Birmo has been busy trading barbs with Queensland’s premier.

The moves from each state come as Jacinda Ardern weighs in on the Australian state border row, which she said would need to be sorted out before the trans-Tasman bubble gets the green light.

The row between the states over remaining border closures has intensified, so much so that Mark McGowan is now donning a hard hat and safety vest.

Things are getting heated between Perth Airport and Qantas, while the WA Premier is fed up with the “completely unacceptable” behaviour of both companies.