Aviation workers in NSW will soon be required to receive their booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, under new rules introduced by Premier Dominic Perrottet.
NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner stated that the change has been made as a result of PCR “testing issues” interstate.
Maja Garaca Djurdjevic is one of the thousands of Australians who face a nerve-wracking wait to see if they can board flights home, due to COVID test waiting times. Here she talks through her experiences.
The Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania are still asking passengers from ‘high risk’ areas to test negative via a PCR test 72 hours before departure, alongside many other international countries.
Host Adam Thorn talks to Bell Flight’s Terry Miyauchi, who headed up Arizona Police’s Aviation Unit.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on Queensland and the other states to drop their testing requirements and free up testing resources for symptomatic people and close contacts of confirmed COVID cases.