Industry Groups Praise New COVID Plan but Disappointed in Arrivals Cap

Industry Groups Praise New COVID Plan but Disappointed in Arrivals Cap
Sydneysiders queue outside a vaccination centre in Sydney, Australia on June 24, 2021. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
Updated:
Industry groups are welcoming the Australian government’s new four-step COVID plan that is based around vaccination numbers but call the reduction on international arrival caps “one step backwards.”

Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) welcomed the new plan but recommended that the “post-vaccination phase” be reached when all those who can and want to receive shots are vaccinated.