More Australians stranded overseas will be able to return home, after National Cabinet agreed to a staged lifting of the arrivals cap.

Sydney’s world famous New Year’s Eve fireworks would be canned this year if the city’s Lord Mayor had her way but the NSW Treasurer remains adamant they will go ahead.

A body representing the world’s airlines says they can’t be expected to “operate as charity services” as it warns Australia’s tight caps on international arrivals means thousands of Australians stranded overseas won’t be flown home by Christmas.

British billionaire Lord Alan Sugar has secured a coveted flight into Australia to film Celebrity Apprentice, even as tens of thousands of Aussies remain stranded overseas due to tough caps on international arrivals.

The chief of Sydney Airport has taken a thinly veiled swipe at Queensland and Western Australia for their tough border stances, saying “self-interest has swallowed national interest”.

New South Wales residents will be allowed to enter SA next week, with COVID-19 border restrictions set to ease as early as Tuesday.

The Queensland Premier said she was “heartbroken” to hear so many stories about Australians stranded overseas, as she announced her state would house an extra 500 returning expats a week by early next month.

A helicopter and trail bikes have been deployed in the search for a 73-year-old hiker who has been missing for more than 24 hours in dense scrub land on Fraser Island.

People detained in hotel quarantine likely perceive three key threats — illness, isolation and disruption of lifestyle — which can add to their stress, a clinical psychologist has told an inquiry.

The WA Premier has revealed the extent of his anger at the Federal Government forcing states to accept more Australians stranded overseas after securing a compromise through a “pretty robust conversation”.

Motorists are queuing at the border of Queensland and NSW ahead of its closure on Saturday morning as police warn the situation is not going to improve as the clock ticks down to a hard closure of the border.

Thousands of Victorians are reportedly looking to flee the state for good, heading north to Queensland to escape stage 4 restrictions.

Queenslanders will have to wait until Monday to find out whether the state has escaped a potentially disastrous second wave of COVID-19.

The opportunity for Victorians to cross the NSW border before a compulsory 14-day hotel quarantine restriction comes into place has now ended.

A woman who claims to be the most followed air hostess in the world, is slamming trolls who say her images are photoshopped before being posted to social media.

It was “chaos” at the New South Wales and Victoria border on Thursday as returning residents rushed to enter the state before the latest wave of COVID-19 restrictions came into force.

Just days after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern knocked the trans-Tasman travel bubble on the head amid growing coronavirus cases in Victoria and NSW, a job advertisement suggests that the corridor between nations could be a few years off yet.

Police fear changes to the border declaration online system may not be ready in time for Queensland’s 1am border curfew, potentially adding extra wait time to already lengthy queues.

The United States is no longer telling citizens to not travel anywhere overseas — but there’s a hidden problem for Americans hoping to jet off abroad.

International arrivals to Australia will remain banned or restricted to some capital cities for months under an extension of tough COVID-19 rules.