International travellers who are fully vaccinated are now permitted to enter Australia! Hurrah! It’s been over two years now and disrupted many travel plan and gap year adventure, but Australia is now back up and running for International visitors.

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan said: “What wonderful, wonderful news for our tourism industry and the 660,000 people employed in it.”

You’ll still need to register for a G2G pass and take an antigen test within 12 hours of arrival for most destinations and Western Australia is delaying it’s opening unitl the 1st March, so not long to wait.

Australia has imposed some of the strictest policies on Covid prevention and control, their travel restrictions have been brutal for so many. Many of our readers have expressed their despair at having long term travel plans ruined by Covid, but now’s the time to get those plans back on track and pack your bags!