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Australia’s borders will stay shut until 2022, Josh Frydenberg confirms ahead of the federal budget
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has dashed any lingering hopes of renewed international travel or significant migration by the end of the year, saying Australia’s borders are expected to reopen in 2022. But skilled migrants will be the star of that eventual reopening, with the nation pinning its long-term hopes on a renewed influx of workers. Speaking to The Age ahead of Tuesday’s Federal Budget, Frydenberg said the international border, which was slammed shut in March last year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, will not open in any major capacity until “it’s safe to do so”. The Federal Government ... (full story)