Gladys has upped the strictness scale for returning NSW travellers, who will have to complete hotel quarantine at their own expense from Friday.

Domestic travel in Australia has been dealt a blow, with the Sunshine State set to close its border to Sydneysiders.

The NSW government’s latest move coincides with more restrictions for arrivals from Victoria.

As coronavirus cases in Sydney continue to rise and more hotspots emerge, three Aussie jurisdictions are taking no chances with their borders.

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With the border between NSW and Victoria now firmly shut, AFTA’s fresh-faced CEO is calling on the government to consult the sectors affected most.

The news goes from bad to worse for Victorians, who are now being banned from travelling to the nation’s capital.

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.

The Potts Point resident said she just wanted to “run to the ocean” and “eat Sydney Thai and a huge plate of oysters”. She was found in Circular Quay after just under an hour.

Got a client who’s hoping to get back home to Sydney from overseas in the coming weeks? They may need to hit pause on those plans.

While this decision is disappointing for the travel industry, it had to happen. Let’s hope this is the last time the border closes between these two states.

Admittedly, both routes were originally scheduled to start earlier this year, so they’re not exactly a surprise. But don’t let that stop you from getting out the party hats and poppers.