Queensland will continue to restrict travel from NSW, Victoria and South Australia, authorities have announced.
However, from 1am on Friday, Queensland residents from the latter two states will be able to quarantine at home, rather than a hotel.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath has warned there would be "significant" enforcement of compliance.
SA Health announced earlier in the week night that anyone who arrived into the state between 12.01am on June 21 and 11.59pm on June 23 from Greater Sydney will be required to quarantine for 14 days from arrival and get tested on day one, five and 13.
Victoria has also extended its restrictions from those in Sydney to regional areas of NSW and the ACT.
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The two areas, not including those in the border bubble, have now been declared Orange Zones, which means Victoria's Travel Permit System will come back into effect at 1am tomorrow for anyone travelling from those areas.
"This is not retrospective," Victoria Health announced on Saturday night.
"If you travel from ACT or regional NSW (not including communities in border bubble), then you need an orange zone permit to enter Victoria."
For those looking to enjoy a bit of snow for the school holidays, the government warns that isolation requirements will be required to be completed outside of the ski resorts.
"For people travelling from orange zones to Victoria's Alpine Resorts, they must follow these rules and not isolate in accommodation that is located within an Alpine Resort."
Vic Health says all areas in NSW currently defined as red zones will remain as such until further notice.
The additional surge of cases that has plunged Sydney into lockdown was met by other measures from the states and territories to secure their borders.
Premiers are hardening borders to stop the highly-transmissible Delta variant spreading from New South Wales.
Below is a breakdown of how all the states and territories are reacting to the Sydney outbreak.
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Victoria
Victoria has expanded its red zones to keep potentially infected people from NSW out of the state.
All of Greater Sydney and Wollongong will now be considered a red zone, meaning people from there will not be able to enter Victoria after 11.59pm tonight.
Additionally, Victoria has declared regional areas of NSW and the ACT as Orange Zones.
This means Victoria's Travel Permit System will come back into effect at 1am tomorrow for anyone travelling from those areas, not including those in the border bubble.
https://twitter.com/VicGovDH/status/1408738515483979776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"This is not retrospective," Victoria Health clarified on Saturday night. "If you travel from ACT or regional NSW (not including communities in border bubble), then you need an orange zone permit to enter Victoria."
For those looking to enjoy a bit of snow for the school holidays, the government warns that isolation will be required to be completed outside of the ski resorts.
"For people travelling from orange zones to Victoria's Alpine Resorts, they must follow these rules and not isolate in accommodation that is located within an Alpine Resort."
It comes as a Victorian man in his 60s returned from a green zone in Sydney infected with coronavirus.
Police are now scanning car registration details for cars entering from NSW to make sure they have not been in a red zone.
"I have to stress this is not the time for selfish behaviour," Health Minister Martin Foley said.
"Anyone who puts the health and safety of the Victorian community at risk will be held to account by our authorities and that includes substantial fines."
Mr Foley said people entering the state unlawfully will be turned back at the airport.
"Do not fly into a red zone if you are from Victoria and if you are not Victorian and you have been in a red zone," he said.
"You may indeed have to stay in hotel quarantine if there is no return flight for you at that time."
That means non-Victorian residents who have been in the areas in the past two weeks are banned from entering the state and Victorians will have to get a red zone permit and quarantine at home for 14 days.
Victoria has published a list of testing sites online.
Western Australia
Premier Mark McGowan announced from 11am, June 23, the hard border with NSW is being reinstated, urging authorities to "crush and kill" the outbreak.
NSW is now deemed "medium risk". Only people with special exemptions will be allowed to enter WA, and those will need to quarantine for 14 days.
"This will no doubt cause a lot of trouble," Mr McGowan said.
"It's a difficult decision. We don't enjoy this.
"We can't run the risk of this being imported into Western Australia."
Mr McGowan acknowledged the frustrations of closing the border to people from NSW.
"I can't run the risk of the virus coming in, us going into lockdown, and people potentially dying," he said.
"If NSW kills it quickly, then this can all be over in a matter of weeks."
https://twitter.com/MarkMcGowanMP/status/1407539235280678913The new restrictions apply to anyone who may have been in NSW since 11 June and has not subsequently been in a 'very low risk' jurisdiction for 14 days.
This includes anyone travelling from the ACT who has travelled into NSW in that time.
South Australia
South Australia is also reinstating a hard border with NSW.
Additionally, SA Health announced any travellers from Greater Sydney who arrived into the state between 12.01am on June 21 and 11.59pm on June 23 will be required to quarantine for 14 days from arrival and get tested on day one, five and 13.
https://twitter.com/SAHealth/status/1408731379836153860?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwSouth Australia Premier Steven Marshall confirmed level six restrictions will be in place for most of NSW effective immediately.
"We know this is going to be pretty tough news for many people especially ahead of school holidays," Mr Marshall said.
"We want to keep our safe state and economy strong which is why we are taking this action."
Anyone who has been in NSW in the past 14 days will not be allowed to enter SA. A 100km buffer has also been put in place along the border.
Exemptions for essential travellers, returning residents and other special cases are still available.
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Queensland
Travel to Queensland from NSW, Victoria and South Australia remains restricted,.
"We will continue to declare Victoria and South Australia as hotspots which will mean that there are only certain eligible people to come to Queensland," Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said.
"So those who are Queensland residents returning to Queensland or those people who have applied for and been granted an exemption, including certain, particular special workers."
Ms D'Ath said from 1am on Friday, those returning to Queensland from those states will be allowed to quarantine at home instead of in a hotel.
"There will be very significant compliance and enforcement of compliance and if anyone is found to be in breach of that, not only will they be fined but they will also be required to go into hotel quarantine," she said.
Queensland declared all of Greater Sydney a hotspot from 1am June 24.
Anyone travelling into Queensland who resides in or has visited Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour will not be allowed in.
Queensland extended its border restrictions on June 25 to include northern NSW.
Anyone travelling from this area will now need a border pass to enter the state.
Previously the area was exempt from the border pass system.
Anyone in Queensland who has visited Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, the Blue Mountains or Wollongong since June 21 will now have to isolate where they are for two weeks from when they left.
Returning residents will be placed into quarantine for 14 days at their own expense.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said Queensland was taking a cautious approach as new positive cases emerged in NSW.
https://twitter.com/qldhealthnews/status/1408681836235018243"I know this is a difficult time, but my priority is always the health and safety of Queenslanders," Dr Young said.
Earlier, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had announced that just seven LGAs in Sydney were of concern, but warned the advice could change, which it did later that day.
Returning residents who have been to a hotspot must quarantine for 14 days in a hotel at the cost of about $3000, Queensland Health said.
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Last week, Ms Palaszczuk confirmed the state would also introduce a new "traffic light" system for all arrivals.
It requires all people entering Queensland to complete a border declaration, regardless of whether they've been to a declared hotspot.
Green means you're free to enter Queensland; yellow means you've been to a hotspot and must isolate and get tested, and red means you can't enter at all without a special exemption.
Residents of border communities travelling within the border region will be exempt.
https://twitter.com/miaglover_9/status/1405319857189494786Tasmania
Tasmania has closed its borders to travellers from more than 30 local government areas in Greater Sydney.
It has also declared seven LGAs in Sydney high-risk. Below is a statement from the state's public health department:
"The LGAs of City of Sydney, Randwick, Inner West, Woollahra, Waverley, Canada Bay, and Bayside will be high-risk areas from 4pm today, Wednesday 23 June 2021.
"Anyone who has been in these high-risk LGAs on or since 11 June 2021 will not be allowed to enter Tasmania unless approved by the Deputy State Controller.
"Tasmanians returning home who have been in any of these high-risk LGAs will be required to quarantine for 14 days at a suitable premises.
"Transit through high-risk local government areas directly to the airport is permissible under existing arrangements.
"Anyone other than returning Tasmanians who have been in any of these LGAs since 11 June will not be permitted to enter Tasmania from 4pm today unless granted essential traveller status."
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory has declared all of Greater Sydney a hotspot, from 6pm local time today.
This means anyone entering the NT from more than 30 LGAs will have to go into 14 days quarantine.
ACT
Anybody entering the ACT from 4pm on Friday, June 25, must abide by stay-at-home orders until July 2.
The ACT has urged people not to travel between Sydney and the ACT, and ACT Health has said it will consider additional actions to keep residents safe.
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