Australia lifts travel restrictions for fully vaccinated arrivals, New Zealand will wait until after the peak

Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer forced by some of the most draconian pandemic measures of any democracy in the world. AP NEWS

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Australia closed its borders to tourists in March 2020 in a bid to reduce the local spread of COVID-19, but on Monday removed its final travel restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers. ..

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