In an interview with
The Age, Tehan said the travel bubble — which would have began in a matter of weeks — was put on hold by mutual agreement.
The halt to the arrangement comes as Australia struggles with a stuttering national vaccine rollout and an outbreak of the virus in Sydney.
However, Tehan said the travel bubble with Singapore still remained a priority.
"It’s very difficult to put a time frame on it," said Tehan, according to
The Age.
"But when you look at the plan that Singapore have put in place and you put it alongside the plan that the prime minister has announced, the hope might be towards the end of the year that you could look at a travel bubble with Singapore."