Air travel
No date set to reopen borders as number of stranded Aussies nears 40,000
Home Affairs head Mike Pezzullo says he’s preparing to reopen the international border on “date X or date Y or date Z” - but did not reveal when that would be.
- by Katina Curtis and Daniella White
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Tokyo Olympics
Jumping through hoops: the Tokyo Games’ first challenge is getting there
Mounting COVID-19 anxiety compounded by bureaucratic delays and tech malfunctions has turned travel to the Olympics into an endurance event.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘Hermit nation’ strategy bites Australia but Tehan says tourists will be back
Australia’s slow vaccine rollout has given other parts of the world a head start on attracting international visitors again.
- by Chris Barrett
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Coronavirus pandemic
Travel bubble with Singapore delayed until end of 2021: Tehan
The Morrison government is now targeting the end of 2021 for a Singapore-Australia travel bubble.
- by James Massola
India reopens but locals say, ‘Don’t sacrifice your life to visit the Taj Mahal’
While the Taj Mahal has partially reopened, life for locals remains in limbo: no longer totally shut down but far from fully normal or safe.
- by Emily Schmall and Karan Deep Singh
Russian plane with 28 people on board goes missing
Authorities said they had pinpointed an area in the sea where the plane went missing after losing contact with air traffic control in Russia’s far east.
- by Maria Kiselyova
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Coronavirus pandemic
Airlines warn arrival caps will bump 18,000 Australians from flights home
“It will be a very stressful situation for everyone,” says the head of The Board of Airline Representatives of Australia, bracing for six weeks of cuts to arrivals.
- by Latika Bourke
The couple forced to marry to be allowed to attend their own wedding
Alicia and Simon have their wedding planned in Sydney, but to get into the country they say Border Force has left them with no option but to first marry overseas.
- by Katina Curtis
‘We are taxpaying citizens’: Stranded Indian-Australians despair over flight caps
Both Aakansha and Kiruthika are Australian citizens who went to India to care for critically ill parents who have since died. With new caps on overseas arrivals, they don’t know when they’ll be able to come home.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Michael Fowler
What does Sydney’s lockdown mean for Victorians
With school holidays beginning just as parts of Sydney are issued with stay-at-home orders, this guide outlines how the rapidly changing border situation affects Victorians.
- by David Estcourt
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Space
Jeff Bezos is blasting into space. Why can’t he get insurance?
A quick guide to the Amazon chief’s big trip (and what it means for space tourism).
- by Sherryn Groch