NSW Police Own up to Quarantine Mistake

A passenger off a Melbourne to Sydney flight collects their luggage at Sydney domestic airport on July 07, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

NSW police have admitted it was their mistake that allowed two overseas travellers to board a domestic flight from Sydney to Melbourne and forced the entire plane into self-isolation.

The pair, German nationals travelling from Tokyo, managed to land in Sydney and fly straight to Melbourne on a Virgin flight on December 5.