Passengers from COVID-hit Papua New Guinea were allowed into the ‘green zone’ at Brisbane airport to mingle with travellers from Australia and New Zealand for two hours today.
Byron’s intervention came amid reports Australians are choosing not to become inoculated due to fears over the safety of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and low levels of the virus in the community.
Acting Premier James Merlino said the 500-bed facility could potentially open by the end of the year and the state would pay $15 million for its design.
An all-female medical team has been deployed for the first time in RAAF history to support tropical cyclone Seroja relief efforts.
Jetstar has launched a new ad campaign to encourage domestic travel, using the tagline, “Travel here while the rest of the world can’t.”
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the landmark study, which he said was based on “the most comprehensive real-world data” derived from monitoring 24,000 households.