Greg Hunt’s latest comments are the strongest hint yet from the Federal Government that the country has no ambition to open up worldwide in 2020.
Here's where the Australian states currently stand on border closures after Victorian coronavirus cases spiked in the last week.
The TWU and Virgin’s administrator have both rebuffed an apparent intervention by bondholders as Queensland is reported to have struck deals with both final bidders.
The 268 services between 6-19 July include 14 return services between Wellington-Nelson and 13 services between Christchurch-Invercargill.
The airline's bondholders have reportedly drafted in a team of aviation experts to formulate a bid that would involve swapping their debt for equity.
The special offer was part of a wider sale on 200,000 seats, with 70,000 selling out by early afternoon at a rate 40 times higher than a typical day.