Tens of thousands of people are heading to Queensland by air and road after the state opened its border

Queensland has reopened to vaccinated Australians, 229 days since imposing a hard border. And Western Australia has announced it will ease its strict border restriction on February 5th next year.

Motorists passes through a border control checkpoint at the QLD/NSW Border, Coolangatta, Monday, December 13, 2021. Source: AAP Image/Russell Freeman

Travellers from New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT don't have to quarantine but will need to provide a negative COVID-19 test result, hold a border pass and get tested again on day five after arriving.

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 Highlights

• Australia's international border is due to reopen to skilled migrants and international students from Wednesday, 15 December.
• Western Australia will open its border by 5th February
• ATAGI has also given the approval to use the Moderna vaccine as a booster shot for Australians aged 18 and over.

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"If you are a vaccinated border zone resident it's the XV pass. If you are a vaccinated general traveller coming from a hotspot it's the GV pass. Those are the two key passes. have it displayed if you are driving through border checkpoints. That's a lot of smiles and smiles from our police as well. This is a good news story for the Gold Coast community especially, " said Queensland's Acting Chief Superintendent Rhys Wildman.