Australia is poised to welcome back international tourists, with a definitive reopening date expected to be announced this week. auspol 7NEWS
national security committee will hear the latest health advice on Monday, with the possibility international tourists could return by the end of February.
Mr Morrison said he hopes the international borders could open to tourists soon after the success of partial openings to students, backpackers and skilled migrants.Prime Minister Scott Morrison.“The key issue that we have been examining and I have asked for advice from our health officials now over recent weeks, is how that decision could impact on our hospitals, which has been our primary consideration,” he told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.
“But I really do not believe that is far away. As people will know, we have already opened up our borders to skilled migrants and backpackers and students.”“We don’t have all of the information that we need to be able to take the decision to open, but we are very close,” Ms Andrews told ABC’sNeither would she guarantee that once open, borders would stay open.Labor’s home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally said the lack of information about an upcoming change to the borders was concerning.
“Any effort to provide Australian families and businesses more certainty is welcome after two years of border chaos and Mr Morrison outsourcing border decisions to the states,” Senator Keneally said. “Until Mr Morrison stops constantly prioritising headlines over developing a clear and safe plan to reopen our borders, Australian families and businesses won’t be able to plan for a better future.”
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