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Lesley Yeomans: Australia's easing of border restrictions delayed because of new variant
The Australian federal government has "paused" its plan to ease border restrictions from Wednesday, December 1, delaying the move by a fortnight as the world grapples with the new Omicron Covid variant.
This means fully vaccinated visa holders will not be able to fly into Australia without an exemption.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement on Monday night after a meeting of the Cabinet's national security committee was briefed on the latest information about Omicron.
At this stage, the easing of border restrictions will be delayed until December 15.
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