Western Australia's hard borders will remain in place indefinitely after Premier Mark McGowan backflipped on plans to implement a COVID-19 transition plan.
Vaccinated travellers are now allowed to enter Queensland without going into quarantine for the first time in months, in a welcome boost for tourism operators.
Queensland will open its border to double vaccinated people from virus hotspots from 13 December after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk brought forward the opening by four days.Â
Fully vaccinated travellers from COVID-19 hotspots will be able to enter Queensland from next Monday as the state nears an 80 per cent vaccination rate.