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Aus to reopen int'l border in Nov
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SME Times News Bureau | 01 Oct, 2021
Australia's international border will reopen in November after being
closed for 18 months amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott
Morrison announced on Friday.
According to Morrison,
international travel to and from Australia will resume as states and
territories approach 80 perc ent of the adult population fully
vaccinated against Covid-19, reports Xinhua news agency.
Under
the reopening plan, fully vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent
residents will be able to quarantine at home for seven days on arrival
in the country rather than for 14 days at hotels.
It is reliant
on states and territories reaching the 80 percent vaccination milestone
for their over-16s and agreeing to implement home quarantine, trials of
which are currently underway in South Australia (SA) and New South Wales
(NSW).
"It's time to give Australians their lives back," Morrison told reporters.
"We must work together to ensure that Australians can reclaim the lives that they once had in this country."
The
changes mean that fully vaccinated Australians will be able to freely
leave and enter the country for the first time since March 2020.
It
marks an end to international arrival caps that have left tens of
thousands of Australians stranded overseas unable to secure flights
home.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised that
China's Sinovac and India's Covishield will be considered "recognised
vaccines", paving the way for the return of international students to
the country.
Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines have previously been approved by the TGA.
Morrison said the federal government would provide support to states that follow SA and NSW in implementing home quarantine.
"To
maximise the number of Australians who can return, our government is
also offering facilitated flights into any state or territory that
agrees to commence seven day home quarantine trials for returning
Australians," he said.
In a media release on Friday, Australian
Airports Association (AAA) Chief Executive James Goodwin said airports
would be ready to welcome back increasing numbers of Australians from
overseas when quarantine arrangements begin to ease and passenger caps
are lifted from November.
"This is just the first step to reopen
Australia with work needed now on the next phase of the framework where
we can welcome back international tourists and other important cohorts
such as business people, students and skilled workers," he said.
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Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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84.35
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82.60 |
UK Pound
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106.35
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102.90 |
Euro
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91.00
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87.90 |
Japanese
Yen |
54.30 |
52.70 |
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