Vaccinated travellers are now allowed to enter Queensland without going into quarantine for the first time in months, in a welcome boost for tourism operators.
The Morrison government has delayed the reopening of the Australian border to skilled workers, international students and other visa holders as it gathers more information on the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says his country does not want confrontation with Poland, but wants the European Union to take in 2,000 migrants stranded at the border, after Warsaw warned tensions over the trapped people could flare up.
Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is edging toward the 30 million jab mark with more than four million vaccinations administered in the past fortnight alone.
