Arrival of Omicron variant coupled with loosening of restrictions has seen ‘fortress Australia’ policy abandoned
That approach quickly saw other state leaders follow suit. While Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, maintained a steadfast Covid-zero policy throughout much of the pandemic, increasing dissatisfaction with a series of gruelling outbreaks which saw the state’s capital, Melbourne,, led him to declare in October that the policy would not be repeated.
When Western Australia recorded five new cases on Christmas Eve after a French backpacker tested positive for the virus, he declared that a scheduled border reopening with the rest of the country on 5 February could become “redundant” if the state saw significant spread of the virus. But it has presented a test for a country attempting to grapple with a dramatic about-face in its approach to the virus.
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