NSW Health have confirmed they will allow road travel back through Mildura from South Australia to the ACT without a mandatory quarantine period, following uncertainty after SA restrictions eased last week.
ACT residents are now permitted to travel to South Australia by car through regional Victoria without having to isolate, as domestic travel restrictions continue to ease.
Qantas will increase flights between the ACT and Queensland following the lifting of border restrictions, including introducing a new seasonal route between Canberra and the Gold Coast.
Queensland will open its borders to ACT residents, with Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles making the announcement this morning, Friday 18 September.
Mr Miles confirmed border restrictions with the ACT would be lifted...
Cries to uncouple the ACT from NSW have been heard by South Australia today, as the state welcomes Canberra residents to enter without the 14-day quarantine period from tonight.
The Canberra Airport is looking at a potential nine-month shutdown if a risk managed domestic aviation plan for is not in place by 1 October this year.
In rare positive news for the local aviation industry, the Canberra Airport has announced an extension of the flight service between Ballina-Byron Bay and Canberra for a further eight weeks.
Nearly 100 Canberrans are still stranded on the Victorian border as at 5pm today, after the NSW Government has failed to budge on its decision not to honour in-transit permits for travel through NSW to the ACT.
The Canberra Airport is urging National Cabinet to implement a contingency plan within the domestic aviation industry, to address its current “state of disaster”.
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve will waive its entry fees from this Saturday (8 August) for the rest of 2020 to encourage visitors back to the popular destination.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk this morning announced her state will close its borders to NSW and the ACT residents from 1am Saturday 8 August.
The ACT Government has stated that mask wearing would be “the fourth line of defence” in Canberra, in addition to physical distancing, hand hygiene and staying home if you are unwell.
