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I'm a fan of Gladys - as I've said many times here before. As a Victorian, I actually think Dan Andrews is a horrible leader. But I have to say that this is all hot air from Gladys until there is a plan that is near certain to happen. NSW are likely days or maybe a week or two at most from...

I think we need to stop saying "open international borders" when we reach 80% fully jabbed because all we are talking about is the possibility of 2 weeks home quarantine for some Australians when this point is reached. To start off with, we have no plan before us about how this will be handled...

Do we know any details? The one I'm most interested in is how many days is the quarantine? Is it 7 or 14?

So for home quarantine to be remotely possible, we need the states to get these home quarantine models up and running. At what point is this going to happen? My understanding is SA was supposed to have a pilot - is this happening? We all know WA and QLD are at best reluctant for any...

Might I add on top of losing the F1 - which will happen if there is no AO as they are roughly the same time.

What really s$$$$ me is that reporters don't actually ask the right questions. The PM said at 80% Aussies can leave and come back, but there are two glaring points no journalist seems to be competent enough to ask: 1. When Aussies do come back to Australia, what is the arrangement? Is it home...

I'm ok with this. Even though I'm a Melbournian, I'd be happy to go to Sydney and meet family and friends there.

I'm getting more pessimistic by the day, when ironically the vaccine rate in Aus is getting better by the day. Till now, there is no inclination whatsoever that quarantine requirements will be dropped, even if we vaccinate 90 or 95% of the population. I assume some more bubbles will be formed...

I think we need to define 'opening up international borders'. IMO, I agree that they won't anytime soon and domestic freedoms will be focused on and 2022 will be about that. If we consider the current vaccination rate, and the fact that Moderna comes onboard next month, along with more Pfizer...

I agree with this. However, a date needs to be set. If and when they reach somewhere between 50 - 70%, a date needs to be set with the knowledge that the supply is in the country and they KNOW that there is nothing stopping hitting 80% from a supply perspective. Am I optimistic about that...

I hope you can see your parents soon. I'm in the UK and haven't seen my parents or any family in almost two years. Like you, I'll be on the first plane if home quarantine or reduced quarantine is allowed for fully jabbed people.

I agree with you completely. I just hope you're right about things rapidly changing. Australia needs to open the borders up and do it soon. The WA and QLD premiers need to be forced to do it if they're not willing. This has gone on for too long.

I'm not in Australia - and granted it seems like NSW may be different, but it definitely seems to be the case in QLD, WA, NT, SA, VIC and TAS. Just look at WA and QLD: The leaders there have never been more popular, and these leaders are clear about their COVID-0 ambitions and strict border...

Ultimately, this is about a mentality thing. The mentality in Australia is still COVID-0 is the only thing that is good enough. If opening the borders up risks that - vaccine or not; the population won't accept it, and the government knows this. At the end of the day, the politicians don't care...

Now that delta is firmly entrenched in the EU, UK, US, Australia etc., does this mean Singapore just won't open up at all to anyone? I assume now there are no plans to do this?

I have a sinking feeling that a lot of countries saying they will relax rules and border restrictions will not do it, even after the vax rollout has surpassed 80%. These leaders saying the country has to live with Covid is one thing, but I imagine seeing hundreds or thousands of cases; even with...

If the borders are going to stay closed forever, as some people want, it will kill Australia economically. Does government actually have any economists advising them?? NZ's already come out with a plan, and we are still in the dark about what Australia will do. This is just ludicrous.

Is it possible for some states to do this - i.e. accept International arrivals on their own with no caps/reduced caps/etc? I imagine Sydney would jump at the chance - but I thought the Federal government said they won't allow this? I hope it is possible - but I wasn't sure if it was.

The vaccination rates right now are actually quite good. The pace is the same as the UK's program at its best. It's nice that they're finally reaching this point - even though it is 6 months later. The big question regarding borders however, is what happens when we hit 80%? And by that I mean...

What Ardern put out, at least in terms of international travel is what you call a PLAN. The fact is, people can now begin to prepare and have an idea of what will occur. It is unbelievable how incompetent the Aussie government is, and everyone defending them - look at the Ardern Plan - that's...