Stacey's aunt was going to miss her wedding, until the Queensland borders opened
, who will be able to fly into the Sunshine State from next Friday.
"Now is the time we would urge them [Canberrans] to start thinking about coming up to Queensland for a holiday."The announcements mean only Western Australia and Tasmania will be off-limits to the ACT.Family reunions and 'compassionate travel' Mr Barr also said it would directly benefit local tourism operators because Queenslanders would not be allowed to travel to New South Wales once they arrived in the ACT.
"My next focus is on Tasmania and I continue to work closely with the Tasmanian Premier and Tasmanian Government on putting in place a similar arrangement between Canberra and Hobart," he said.may be able to enter the state, if approved by the State Controller, earlier than December 1 — the previous date the Tasmanian Government had been sticking to.
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