Travel by Gerard Cockburn  Two-way travel between Australia and New Zealand is now under way, with close to 15 destinations set to have direct routes to their trans-Tasman neighbours. On Monday morning, Qantas launched its first quarantine-free international flight to New Zealand, nearly 400 days since international borders first closed. About 630 Qantas and Jetstar workers will resume normal duties, with the nation s largest airline group servicing 29 flights a week, including a new route between the Gold Coast and Auckland. Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand has officially begun. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said it was a momentous occasion in the nation s recovery from the virus.
Travel by Gerard Cockburn  Two-way travel between Australia and New Zealand is now under way, with close to 15 destinations set to have direct routes to their trans-Tasman neighbours. On Monday morning, Qantas launched its first quarantine-free international flight to New Zealand, nearly 400 days since international borders first closed. About 630 Qantas and Jetstar workers will resume normal duties, with the nation s largest airline group servicing 29 flights a week, including a new route between the Gold Coast and Auckland. Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand has officially begun. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said it was a momentous occasion in the nation s recovery from the virus.
Millions of Australians could be vaccinated for COVID-19 sooner than originally planned as the nation s leaders consider bringing forward the vaccine timetable. National cabinet met on Monday to discuss resetting the national rollout, including the possibility of mass vaccination hubs to fast-track vaccine delivery. One of the items state and territory leaders agreed to in principle was bringing forward the AstraZeneca vaccine for those aged 50 and over, or phase 2A. The proposed changes to the rollout are expected to be discussed at the next national cabinet meeting on Thursday. Mr Morrison said he wanted Australians aged 50-69 to be offered the AstraZeneca vaccine, which federal health authorities now recommend only for people over 50.
News by Clare Armstrong and Adella Beani 20th Apr 2021 5:30 AM
Premium Content  Afghanistan veteran Bradly Carr suicided on Anzac Day in the most harrowing of statements about the fate of troubled veterans in Australia but the desperate pleas of families and those who have served have been heard. Mr Morrison said the great risk Defence Force personnel take was not just when they deploy to war. That immediate risk that is there, that is rightfully and well considered when those decisions are sensibly made and wisely made, we hope, by governments at those times, he said. But increasingly, we must also understand the long tail of cost. I mean the human cost. And that cost is most significant when we see it in the death by suicide of our veterans.
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