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Increased border restrictions will be reinstated for the LGAs of Byron Shire and Tweed Shire, as NSW announce an increased COVID-19 public health risk. Byron and Tweed LGAs will become part of the restricted NSW border zone from 1:00am on Wednesday, 22 September. Border zone residents who have been to Byron and Tweed LGAs will only be allowed into QLD for limited essential purposes. QLD residents may only return to QLD if they have entered a restricted area for limited essential purposes. Those entering QLD from a non-restricted LGA, who must transit through a restricted LGA, can do so if they transit, without stopping, using private transport for no more than two hours.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has announced that Byron, Tweed and Kempsey will go back into a seven-day lockdown from 5pm on Tuesday, 21 September 2021, after a COVID case from Sydney was infectious in several communities.

Coronavirus restrictions in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, will be eased slightly from Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference. The city, which is at the centre of the latest Delta variant outbreak, will move to alert level 3 from alert level 4 starting at midnight on Tuesday, Ms Ardern said. Schools and offices will still remain closed at level 3 but businesses can operate contactless services. The rest of the country will remain at alert level 2, she said.

Coronavirus-related restrictions on UK-UAE air travel routes will be eased further next month as part of an overhaul of Britain's controversial traffic light system. The UAE was initially put on the UK’s travel red list on January 29, meaning that all UK arrivals must quarantine in a government-mandated hotel for 10 days. But, in a further easing of travel rules, the UK removed the amber list altogether, enabling the UAE to move to its new non-red list.

Cowra is NSW will be placed into lockdown from 5:00pm on Monday, 20 September 2021. Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said anyone who was in Cowra from Monday, 13 September 2021, "regardless of where they are, must adhere to the stay-at-home requirements."

Victoria Health Minister Martin Foley has announced immediate action to combat outbreaks in regional Victoria, with Greater Geelong, the Surf Coast Shire and Mitchell Shire to enter a seven day lockdown from 11:59pm on Sunday, 19 September 2021. The rules will be the same as those in Melbourne and Ballarat, minus the curfew.

Victoria Chief Health Office Brett Sutton has outlined changes coming to the NSW-Victoria border from 11:59pm on Sunday, 19 September 2021. The 66 LGAs plus Jarvis Bay that are not locked down currently in NSW, will be downgraded from extreme risk to Red Zone, meaning that Victorian residents have an entitlement to apply for a Red Zone permit and will be able to return to Victoria. They will be required to quarantine at home and undergo regular testing for 14 days and travellers cannot have been in one of the remaining extreme risk zones in the previous 14 days. For all but one cross-border LGA (Albury, which is in lockdown) there will be a downgrading from extreme risk zone to a red zone, meaning cross border travel will be allowed.

The NSW Government and the Commonwealth have announced plans to begin a trial of home quarantine in Greater Sydney that will start within weeks. The pilot, to be operated and monitored by NSW Health and NSW Police, will trial a seven day home quarantine program for around 175 people. Currently, people coming to NSW from overseas must quarantine in a hotel for 14 days. Participants in the pilot must have had both doses of a TGA-accredited COVID-19 vaccine. The participants will be selected by NSW Health, based on a risk assessment framework, and may include some NSW residents, some non-Australian residents and some Qantas air crew. The isolation period will be reduced from 14 to seven days. The pilot program is being run in partnership with the Commonwealth Government.

New Zealand authorities have extended the pause on quarantine-free travel within the Trans-Tasman bubble for another eight weeks. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said the temporary pause, which was set to expire next Friday, will be reviewed in mid to late November.

The Hilltops local government area will enter a week-long lockdown from 6:00pm on Friday, 17 September 2021, NSW Health has confirmed. The stay-at-home orders apply to anyone in the areas, or anyone who has been in the Hilltops LGA including Young and surrounding areas since September 3, and the Glen Innes LGA since September 13.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has announced that Lismore and Albury are going into a seven-day lockdown from 6:00pm on Thursday, 16 October 2021.

Key Event: Twelve regional LGAs will join a growing sector of country NSW enjoying freedom, after lockdown was lifted across much of the state’s south and west. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced lockdown would be lifted in the Bega Valley, Blayney, Bogan, Cabonne, Dungog, Forbes, Muswellbrook, Narrabri, Parkes, Singleton, Snowy Monaro and the Upper Hunter.

Border restrictions into Queensland will be reinstated for the City of Lismore. Queensland will re-introduce restrictions to people who were in the City of Lismore from 6:00pm on Thursday, 16 September 2021. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said this means anyone who has been in the local government area in the last 14 days may not enter Queensland.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced curfew imposed on 12 Sydney LGAs will be lifted from tonight (Wednesday, 15 October 2021). The curfew had been in place to stop people leaving their homes for non-essential reasons between 9pm and 5am.

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that from 11:59pm on Wednesday, 15 September 2021, Ballarat will go into a one-week lockdown. At the same day/time, the current lockdown in Shepparton will be lifted.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced that the lockdown in the ACT has been extended by four weeks. The lockdown is now scheduled to end at 11:59pm on Friday, 15 October 2021.

Yesterday Jacinda Ardern announced a further extension to Auckland's Level 4 lockdown, with the region now scheduled to drop to Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm on Tuesday the 21st of September.

The Yass Valley Council area in regional New South Wales has been placed back into lockdown for two weeks after the discovery of a COVID-19 case. NSW Health announced on Monday afternoon stay-at-home orders will come into effect from 12:01am on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The new rules apply to residents as well as anyone who has been in the area on or after 9 September. Everyone must wear a face mask in all indoor or outdoor areas other than a place of residence.

The United Arab Emirates will allow vaccinated residents with valid visas, who were on the travel ban list, from countries like India to return starting from September 12, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced on Friday. The decision includes passengers coming from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Namibia, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa, Nigeria, and Afghanistan.

Saudia will return to Manchester Airport in December for the first time in 21 months as it relaunches its direct service to Jeddah. The first flight is set to depart on Wednesday, December 15th from the recently reopened Terminal Two, which has been expanded and modernized as part of a £1 billion transformation program.