Australian Govt Says No Plans to Re-Open Border Until Mid-2022 Despite Mounting Pressure

Australian Govt Says No Plans to Re-Open Border Until Mid-2022 Despite Mounting Pressure
A digital screen displays flight arrival times at Brisbane Airport in Queensland, Australia, on Jan. 7, 2021. Jono Searle/Getty Images
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MELBOURNE—Australia is sticking to plans to start re-opening to the rest of the world only from the middle of next year, officials said on Sunday, resisting mounting pressure to end the closure of international borders.

In March 2020, Australia closed its borders to non-nationals and non-residents and has since been allowing only limited international arrivals, mainly citizens returning from abroad.