Queensland will reopen its border to Greater Melbourne from 1am Saturday after Victoria recorded six straight days without any new cases of COVID-19.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement today based on the chief health officer's advice that Melbourne no longer needed to be declared a hotspot.
The changes mean anyone from Victoria travelling into Queensland will not need a border pass to enter the state and those entering from Greater Melbourne will no longer be required to quarantine.
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https://twitter.com/AnnastaciaMP/status/1364730163167076352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"It's great news for families and Victorian friends who can once again experience all that our great state has to offer," Ms Palaszczuk posted on Twitter.
South Australia is reopening its border to Greater Melbourne from 12.30am tomorrow while Tasmania will welcome back Melburnians from 12am Saturday.
SA Premier Steven Marshall announced the state would ease restrictions yesterday, describing the decision as a "huge relief".
The lifting of border measures mean people entering the state from Melbourne will no longer be required to undergo COVID-19 testing on days one, five and 12.
Victorians are still required to apply for a border pass to enter Western Australia.
Meanwhile, people travelling to Australia from New Zealand face increased restrictions from today after the discovery of new coronavirus cases in Auckland.
The quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales has had further restrictions imposed on it as the new cases are being traced.
Overnight, the three states reclassified Auckland as a hotspot and anyone arriving from today will no longer be free to skip quarantine.
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