Prime Minister reveals border will open to double-vaccinated tourists later in February

Gerard Cockburn
Harley Dennett
Updated February 8 2022 - 8:13pm, first published February 7 2022 - 5:30pm
A Singapore Airlines jet at Canberra Airport. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
A Singapore Airlines jet at Canberra Airport. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Australia's financially crippled tourism sector is breathing a sigh of relief, with inbound travelers now able to visit the country for the first time in nearly two years.

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Gerard Cockburn

Gerard Cockburn

Economics Reporter

Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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