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Getting home to Australia.

Hi. Hope you can help. We have been permitted to visit Uk in July / Aug for compassionate grounds but I am concerned on getting back even though we have confirmed dates. I understand there is a cap and...

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when will state borders re-open?

Hey everyone Seeing it’s April Fools day, I thought it might be fun to set up a thread to cater for a kind of guess the date a State border re-opens. The idea is to pick a State and take a guess when...

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Virgin Australia MEL-QLD flights

I'm currently booked on a MEL-OOL flight on 18/06. It was originally booked for last week and that flight was cancelled because of the border restrictions, so I called VA and got myself rebooked on...

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Travel Exemption to USA and ESTA Visa - timing question

Hope this is the right forum If you get a travel exemption for compelling and compassionate reasons to travel to the USA as an Australian passport holder as long as you stay out for 3 + months - how...

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Perth-Peel lockdown and getting to airport query

I live outside Perth-Peel region (in Wheatbelt) and am wondering what would happen with accessing Perth airport to get on a domestic flight during this 4 day Perth lockdown - I heard someone say if you...

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International Travel Ban Illegal?

This Guardian Australia article (not pay-walled) reports that a think tank called LibertyWorks has commenced a legal challenge in the Federal Court against the international travel ban. The case...

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Moving back to Australia right in the middle of the pandemic- potential...

Hi guys- I just found out that I will be finally moving back to Sydney after an almost 3 year long stint in New Zealand. I'd usually be super excited about the move and my new job in Australia and all...

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International departure at Melbourne - how long to allow

I'm flying out of Melbourne airport with Qatar (in J) in early September. Does anyone have experience with how long to allow to get through all the formalities at the moment? I will fly from Canberra...

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Getting back to Australia on points

I’m hoping that more knowledgeable minds than mine may be able to help me here – my husband and I are in the strange situation of currently being in the UK on business class oneworld Qantas classic...

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International Travel Ban Change to Purpose for Travel

I have noticed that the application for travel ban exemption has added a new selectable purpose for travel: "Travelling for Business". Has anyone have any experience with an application where they...

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How long till vaccine passports?

I wonder how long it will be till there are vaccine passports or similar measures? In just over a week's time everyone over 50 will be able to go and get the vaccine (of course limited supply will mean...

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Flights from China

Hi everyone, I need to go to China for work in December and it seems the only options are the once-weekly flights: SYD-PVG with China Eastern and MEL-CAN with China Southern. Does anyone have any...

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Experience with Australian border controls leaving the country

Hi guys, just wondering if anyone can share experiences with getting the travel exemption? Website says to apply 48 hours in advance, but I’ve been waiting over a week to hear back from them.

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Exemption for compassionate reasons

Does anyone have experience applying for a travel exemption out of Australia on compassionate grounds? I'm wondering what qualifies.

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How busy (or not) is it in winter holiday spots cut off from half the country...

So… even though it’s under the Covid thread.. I want to ask fellow travellers who live in places like FNQ/Broome/Darwin etc what do you see is different (or not) right now. What prompted me was when I...

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New Zealand Travel Bubble Announcement

It's too bad it's only one-way at the moment, but it's a good sign. Hopefully travel in the other direction isn't too far away.

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Aust govt removes outbound travel ban exemption for overseas residents

The Australian government will remove the automatic exemption from the outbound travel ban for Australian citizens & permanent residents who normally live overseas. This change will take effect...

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Predictions of when international flights may resume/bans lifted

Hey everyone Seeing it’s April Fools day, I thought it might be fun to set up a thread to cater for a kind of guess the “lollies in the jar” kinda competition In this case, The idea is to pick a region...

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Australian state border restrictions

I know that many of us have an interest in what is happening in regard to state border restrictions. So I have therefore created this (sticky) thread so that we can "crowd source" the latest...

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I’m leaving for Paris today ….on NETFLIX, STAN,BINGE,SBS on demand whatever….

Bonjour.. I can’t find a thread about this but it came to mind when replying to OzAlly who is in quarantine. A ‘positive’ of this pandemic is license to stream. So….. I‘m going to list my favourite...

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