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PAUL ROVERE / The age
Kiwis began arriving in Australia on Friday as part of the trans-Tasmanian travel bubble.
Five travelers from New Zealand have arrived in Adelaide after passing through other Australian airports.
All travelers are now in hotel quarantine, South Australian Prime Minister Steven Marshall told reporters at a news conference today.
Three of the New Zealanders arrived over the weekend, while the other two arrived this morning, he said.
Marshall said the state government was considering its border deals with New Zealand.
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Kiwis began arriving in Australia on Friday as part of the trans-Tasmania travel bubble, which allows New Zealanders to enter New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
However, a total of 65 New Zealanders have chosen to travel on connecting flights from those states to Victoria since then.
After days of protest, the Victorian government recognized today that New Zealanders were free to travel to Victoria from other states and did not need to self-quarantine upon arrival.
Sam Mooy / The Age
Passengers arrive from the first quarantine-free flight from New Zealand in Sydney on Friday.
“If you are traveling from New Zealand and have passed all relevant immigration and biosecurity requirements set out by the Federal Government, the Government of New South Wales and the Government of the Northern Territory, then you can travel to Victoria,” says the website of the Department of Health and Human Services. .
“You don’t need to quarantine yourself for 14 days upon arrival in Victoria.”
Victoria’s Prime Minister Daniel Andrews was furious at the arrivals at his daily press conference today, stating that the state had been forced into a travel bubble that they did not want to be a part of.
However, he admitted that the state was now part of the travel bubble.
“We are not particularly happy to be asked the question, do you want to be in a bubble? And it turns out that even though we said no, we are, but that’s the fact, that’s what we face. ,” he said.
“It seems that the bubble applies to all parts of our country, not just those who said yes. We can’t change that. “
This story was originally published on Nine news and republished with permission.
