To soften the blow of this news for hip-hop fans, we’ve included this image of the PM looking like a maniac in the front seat of a truck. It’s largely unrelated to the story, but we did get a huge kick out of it nonetheless.

There’s much to celebrate in Australia today, with (nearly) all Aussie states having reached 80 per cent double vaxxed rates, despite Omicron continuing to spread like the Blob.

The coming days will be a bit of a big deal for Western Australia, with a spate of major changes coming into place alongside what we expect to be a hefty reopening roadmap.

In a show of support for the travel industry, a Victorian-based agent has created a moving video encouraging Aussies to #GetTravelReady by getting the jab.

Travel Weekly urges everyone to get vaxxed, if not for society’s sake, at least for the perks and the self-indulgent bragging.

And, in other news, the airline is gearing up for a whopping summer season of domestic travel, with a swathe of new aircraft due to join its fleet very soon.

An Aussie travel agent caught a couple of trolls off guard with this very important PSA.

As if being locked down for the fifth time wasn’t enough to encourage Victorians to get the jab, the state’s biggest airport has come up with this.

Got a few clients who desperately want to venture overseas, but aren’t keen on getting the jab? We highly recommend sharing this article with them.

Quarantine-free travel may soon be allowed to select Asian and Pacific countries as soon as August, so tell your clients to start mood-boarding their long-awaited getaways.

As the federal government begins to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination strategy, Hurtigruten’s regional boss reckons travellers are eyeing the white continent for their post-restrictions jaunt.

The Wolrd Travel & Tourism Council reckons the industry is getting ready to pick itself up, shake itself off and sashay towards recovery.