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The Tasmanian government has announced travellers from Perth and Peel areas will not be allowed to enter Tasmania unless they have an exemption from 10am AEST Tuesday 29 June.

In New South Wales, the Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong, and Shellharbour LGAs has entered a two-week lockdown from 2pm on Saturday 26 June. Northern Territory has implemented a 48-hour lockdown for Greater Darwin from 1pm on Sunday 27 June. South Australia has closed its borders to Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory. The state already has restrictions on travel from New South Wales and some sites in Melbourne.

Quarantine Free Travel from all Australian states and territories paused from 10.30 pm (NZT) Saturday 26 June until 11.59 pm (NZT) on Tuesday 29 June.

The New South Wales government has implemented stay-at-home orders for Woolhara, Waverley, Randwick and the City of Sydney local government areas. Restrictions will begin at 11:59pm on Friday, 25 June until 11:59pm on Friday, 2 July. During this time, people will only be allowed to leave their homes for four reasons: to travel for necessary work or education, outdoor exercise, to provide care or compassion to a relative and buying essential goods or services.

South Australia has closed its border with New South Wales. People currently travelling to South Australia from New South Wales, or who have been in that state in last 14 days, will not be permitted to enter South Australia.

Travellers from Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour will now be locked out of Queensland from 1am on Thursday 24 June after the state expanded its list of hot spots late on Wednesday in line with New South Wales restrictions. Anyone who has been in any of these local government areas will not be allowed to enter Queensland unless they are a returning resident or qualify as having an essential purpose.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has added six new Sydney LGAs to its COVID hotspot areas after Waverly was declared on Friday. Anyone entering Queensland after 1am tomorrow (24 Jun 21) must quarantine for two weeks in a hotel if they have been in The City of Sydney, Woollahra, Bayside, Canada Bay, Inner West or Randwick.

From 12:01am 22 June 2021, arrivals who have been in the LGAs of Randwick City; Bayside; Canada Bay; Inner West; City of Sydney; and Woollahra in the 14 days prior to arrival in South Australia (but not before 11 June 2021) are subject to modified Level 3 requirements including; COVID-19 testing on days 1, 5 and 13, self-quarantine until they’ve had the first COVID-19 test (not test result), no entry to high-risk settings for 14 days, no entry to COVID Management Plan events where more than 1000 people are likely to attend for 14 days. Arrivals who have been at a New South Wales COVID-19 case location or Waverley Council area in the 14 days prior to their arrival continue to be banned from entering SA.

WA has upgraded NSW to a 'medium risk' destination, meaning that travel from (and through) is not permitted as of 11am AWST 23 Jun 21. Anyone who has been in NSW since 11 June will not be permitted to travel to WA.

Sydney's LGA hotspots will be declared high-risk (Level 2) from 4pm today (Wednesday 23 June). Anyone who has spent time in these areas on or since 11 June, including returning Tasmanians, will not be permitted to enter Tasmania unless approved as an essential traveller. From this time, Tasmanian residents can apply for essential traveller status. If approved, quarantine is required in a suitable premises if available or in a government-designated accommodation at their own cost.

Victorian residents who have been to any of the LGA hotspots can return home, but will have to quarantine at home for 14 days. Non-Victorian residents cannot enter the state if they have been to any of the listed LGAs. Wollongong has now been declared an orange zone. Travellers can apply to enter Victoria, but must get tested and isolate until receiving a negative result.

The New Zealand Government has announced the suspension of quarantine-free travel from New South Wales (Sydney) to New Zealand for 72 hours from NZT 11.59 pm, Tuesday 22 June 2021. Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to NSW continues.

From 1am on Saturday 19 June 2021 all travellers entering Queensland, regardless of origin, will be required to complete a Travel Declaration to enter the state in addition to the current Border Declaration required by those travelling from a COVID-19 hot spot. Upon arrival to Queensland you must present your pass to an Emergency Officer when requested to do so.

Queensland’s chief medical officer has declared Sydney’s local government area of Waverley, which includes Bondi Beach, a hot spot following more positive cases on Friday. Any Queensland residents, or NSW residents, entering the state after 1am on Saturday, who have been in the Waverley LGA area, will have to quarantine for two week in a hotel.

Restrictions on people from entering Queensland from Greater Melbourne will remain in place for a further 7 days. From 1am on Saturday 19 June 2021 all travellers, regardless of origin, will be required to complete a Travel Declaration to enter the state in addition to the current Border Declaration required by those travelling from a COVID-19 hot spot. It is recommended to reconsider travel to Greater Sydney due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. At this stage no restrictions on travel to or from NSW are in place.

The quarantine-free travel pause between NZ and Victoria has been extended an additional 5 days until at least 11.59pm NZT on Tuesday 22 June.

Anyone who has visited a high-risk location in New South Wales will be banned from entering South Australia from this afternoon (Thursday 17 June 2021). South Australians who have been at the high-risk locations, and are still in New South Wales, should isolate and contact SA Health before travelling home. High-risk locations are those identified on the NSW Health website.

The quarantine-free travel arrangement between New Zealand and the Australian state of Victoria has been extended an additional seven days until at least 19.59 (local NZ time) on Thursday 17 June. The government is taking a precautionary approach in continuing the pause which will be reviewed again on 16 June.

The pause on quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and the Australian state of Victoria had been scheduled until 7.59 pm on 4 June. It has now been extended an additional 6 days until at least 11.59 pm NZT on Thursday 10 June.

The government of Australia has announced that as COVID-19 cases continue to grow, the current 'lockdown' restrictions in the city of Melbourne are now set to continue for a further seven days from 23.59 (local time) on 3 June. During this time the wearing of face masks is mandatory everywhere outside of the home unless a person has an exemption, and the five reasons for leaving home will remain: shopping for essentials, exercise, essential work, care and care giving, getting vaccinated. The restrictions will be eased in the regional Victoria region, however some restrictions still apply and travel to Melbourne will be restricted.