An Australian influencer has documented her “intense” flight to Greece after she got special permission to leave the country despite pandemic travel restrictions.

A pilot has been forced to make a terrifying landing after his four-seater plane suddenly opened its baggage hatch and jammed the flights controls.

Sun-kissed days, glorious beaches, friendly, free-spirited locals, and a perennial summer ambience – it’s undeniable that Byron Bay offers a recipe for holiday heaven.

Flights returning Australian residents from overseas will be slashed in half, and passengers will have to pay to hotel quarantine under changes agreed to at National Cabinet.

As up to 250,000 southerners wait in line to stampede across the border and into Queensland, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has a warning for holidaymakers now that her state is open.