Updated On: 06 September, 2021 07:56 AM IST | Canberra | Agencies
Australia has abandoned the COVID-zero approach to the pandemic amid outbreaks in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra that have plunged about half of the population into strict lockdowns

A Sikh man gets ready to receive his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine inside a temple in the suburb of Glenwood in Sydney. Pic/AFP
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday declared that interstate travel will return to normal in the country by the end of 2021 despite the current COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns in major cities.
Morrison promised that domestic borders will be open and Australians will be allowed to gather in large numbers for Christmas on December 25, reports Xinhua news agency.