Health Minister Greg Hunt has said that international flights could be paused to countries that experience severe COVID-19 outbreaks in the future, which could see Australian travellers again stranded overseas.
Charter and FIFO operator Cobham has announced a number of new key senior appointments within its Special Mission and Regional Services units.
In a statement on Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that the government would also move to introduce additional travel bubble arrangements, that won't require any length of quarantine, "when it is safe to do so".
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has officially confirmed that fully-vaccinated Australian citizens and residents will once again be able to travel overseas from November.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has said that regional travel restrictions between Greater Sydney and the rest of NSW will be eased once the state hits its 80 per cent vaccination target.
The Prime Minister stated he "can't see any reason" why Australians should be unable to cross state borders over Christmas, once 80 per cent of the country's adult population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.