Australia could open its borders to Britons once the majority of its residents are double jabbed, a minister has hinted.
The nation’s minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment, Dan Tehan, told federal parliament extending travel bubbles beyond New Zealand would be possible when 80 per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated.
“When we get to phase C, where we see 80 per cent are fully vaccinated, outbound international restrictions will be lifted and travel bubbles will be expanded,” said Tehan.
“So not only will we have travel bubbles with New Zealand but the Pacific Islands, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, the US, the UK are all possibilities that we will be able to extend our travel bubbles to.
“It means dollars in tourism businesses and more importantly it means security for the 660,000 people who are employed in our tourism industry.”
However, there’s still some way to go before this target is reached. So far 54.31 per cent of Australians have received their first…
