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Border closures still considered in Australian state amid Omicron concerns

Border closures still considered in Australian state amid Omicron concerns

South Australian authorities have warned the state’s border could still be slammed shut to interstate travellers in response to the Omicron variant. South Australia (SA) Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said on Monday he could not rule out hard border closures to keep the Omicron COVID-19 variant out of SA before Christmas on Dec. 25. His … Read more

Australia to re-open borders to students & workers

Australia to re-open borders to students, workers

Australia announced Monday it will re-open to foreign students and skilled workers from next month, easing some of the world’s most stringent pandemic travel restrictions. Twenty months after Australia slammed shut its borders, some visa holders — as well as Japanese and South Korean citizens — will be able to enter from December 1. “Australia … Read more