Thread by @latikambourke

NSW Premier @Dom_Perrottet has DROPPED QUARANTINE FROM NOVEMBER 1 for fully vaccinated Australians.

i.e NO HOME or HOTEL quarantine for citizens returning to their country.

#FortressAustralia is finally actually crumbling!

"We are opening Sydney, NSW to the world."

NSW Premier @Dom_Perrottet says returning Australians will need to show Vax proof and a neg PCR.

"Sydney, NSW is open for business, we want people back, we are leading the nation out of this pandemic and hotel quarantine is a thing of the past."

I spent this whole week writing a 1500 word explainer about all the things we didn't know about how home quarantine would work.

Never been so happy to see a piece spiked!

#FortressAustralia #StrandedAussies

@Qantas is restarting flights from November 1 from LA and London.

https://twitter.com/Qantas/status/1448881501261627392

Premier @Dom_Perrottet: 'There is absolutely no reason, if you are fully vaccinated if you're returning Australian or a tourist, that you should have to do hotel quarantine.'

Premier @Dom_Perrottet says Australians in his state will be flying to "Bali before Broome" given WA's refusal to open its border to NSW and VIC.

Some very good lines from the Premier - reopening only possible because of all the NSW residents who went and got jabbed.

(Double shout-out to those who rolled up for AZ despite the trashing of the vaccine by too many who should have known better.)

Perrottet says NSW will end up having one of the highest vaccination rates in the world.

Perrottet: "The fact that we'll be the only city, state, open to the rest of the world - it's going to be boom time for NSW.'

🎉🥳🪅

PM Scott Morrison says he wrote to all premiers this week to ask them for their updates on moving to home quarantine.

"We'll be allowing Australians, PRs and citizens and their families to leave Australia and return."

Morrison says the definition of 'family' will be extended to parents, so fully vaxxed parents with visas etc can finally rejoin their children in Australia.

This is LONG overdue.

Morrison says feds will only allow in Australian citizens and family first.

No decisions made re tourists, skilled migrants etc.

"All we're talking about now is Australian citizens, residents and their immediate families."

And without the complaint of too much quarantine, PM Scott Morrison confirms he will attend the Glasgow climate talks.

This after receiving criticism from the international community incl. the Royal Family.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES: "Singapore Airlines will open sales on its flights between Singapore and Sydney for eligible customers from 16 October 2021, 3pm (AEDT)."

Singapore Airlines subtweeting @qantas "Over the course of the past 18 months Singapore Airlines has continued to operate to Australia, maintaining flights that allowed key trade channels to remain open and connected, and essential travel to be undertaken."

SINGAPORE AIRLINES: "From 1 November all of Singapore Airlines’ 17 weekly flights between Singapore and Sydney will be available for passenger sales for those that meet the eligibility criteria.
Under caps SIA was operating one passenger flight only and all others were cargo-only

Critically, Victoria's Health Minister @MartinFoleyMP when directly asked if an Australian could return to Victoria via Sydney said the neg PCR and proof of jab "is essentially the same system" for returnees into Victoria from NSW and the ACT from next Tues.

This is fascinating framing from the PM.

It's like @Dom_Perrottet had nothing to do with it at all...