Wednesday: Australia’s island state opens to the mainland as NSW further eases restrictions. Plus: Christine Anu’s beloved items
Good morning. Tasmania is reconnecting to the mainland today, reopening borders to all vaccinated Australians just in time for Christmas. Two Liberal backbenchers have thrown their support behind bringing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange home. And Warwick Thornton’s must-see Indigenous vampire hunter series hits the small screen this week.
Covid restrictions in New South Wales will ease today, including those for unvaccinated people, despite epidemiologists urging caution amid rising case numbers and the Omicron variant. The NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, said the government would “look at all options”, but the emergence of the Omicron strain and rising numbers would not affect the relaxing of restrictions. It comes as Tasmania reopens its borders to the rest of the country and two Virgin flights into Queensland are forced into isolation for Christmas after an infected passenger was detected onboard.
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