International students, skilled workers, humanitarian, working holiday, and provisional family visa holders can return to Australia from Dec. 15 after more than 18 months, as travel bubbles with South Korea and Japan open.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Dec. 13 that the two-week delay on the nation’s international reopening will end as scheduled. The pause was put in place due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease.