The reopening of Australia’s international border to overseas students and skilled migrants is “on track” to take place on December 15, according to Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan.
It comes after the reopening was delayed by two weeks because of the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
“Obviously, National Cabinet will meet on Friday, but everything we’re seeing from this new variant points to the fact that we should be able to progress on the 15th,” Mr Tehan told Sky News Australia. “Which is wonderful news for Australia’s tourism industry, wonderful news for universities, wonderful news for all those businesses looking for that workforce that’s really going to help springboard us out of the pandemic.”
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