Tourism
Inbound travel won’t be on the cards until next year, says ScoMo
Following Friday’s announcement that Australia’s international travel ban will be lifted next month, the PM has clarified who will be allowed in and out of the country first.
Aviation
Qantas snubs WA, postponing resumption of Perth-London service
Qantas has once again thumbed the nose at WA Premier Marky Mark McGowan, giving us yet another great excuse to use this image of Alan Joyce looking smug at the races.
Destinations
Qld’s Deputy Premier says COVID roadmap never required borders to open at 80pc vax rate
by Ali Coulton
The ongoing feud between Queensland’s 2IC and the PM has taken another interesting turn, with Steven Miles accusing ScoMo of being misleading about the restart plan.
Destinations
Frydenberg threatens to cut economic support for WA if it doesn’t stick to National Cabinet’s reopening plan
Marky Mark McGowan must have struck a nerve when he suggested the Treasurer lived in “cloud cuckoo land”, because Josh Frydenberg has hit back in a big way.
Aviation
Virgin Australia’s domestic capacity fails to live up to expectations
The airline is pointing its finger at Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak in December for the less-than-expected result.
Destinations
Tasmania to accelerate border reopening to Victorians
by Huntley Mitchell
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.
Destinations
Queensland to reopen borders to NSW (except for Sydney)
Sydneysiders were seen kicking cans down the street this morning while shaking their fists in Queensland’s general direction following the announcement.