{"id":17801,"date":"2021-05-12T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T16:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17801"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:37:04","slug":"australia-borders-to-remain-closed-until-at-least-mid-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-borders-to-remain-closed-until-at-least-mid-2022","title":{"rendered":"Australia: borders to remain closed until at least mid-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to a slower than expected vaccine rollout, the Australian government has said borders will remain closed for longer than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.- Authorities have announced that\u00a0<strong>Australia&#8217;s international borders will remain closed<\/strong> until at least mid-2022 to avoid the arrival of new Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australian government decided to shut its borders last March when the Covid-19 pandemic began. Australia\u2019s Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated <strong>borders would only be opened &#8220;when it is safe to do so.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision raised <strong>criticism from the opposition<\/strong>,\u00a0who accused the government of carrying out an inefficient vaccination plan and of failures around quarantine measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-and-new-zealand-to-launch-travel-bubble-from-april-19\">Australia<\/a>\u00a0has a travel bubble with New Zealand, which was announced in April and\u00a0<strong>allows travel between the two countries\u00a0<\/strong>with no quarantine restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the gambling sector in\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-perth-to-reopen-after-snap-lockdown\">Australia<\/a>, <strong>Crown Perth was allowed to reopen on May 8\u00a0<\/strong>after the Western Australian government eased restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to a slower than expected vaccine rollout, the Australian government has said borders will remain closed for longer than expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Australian government has announced its international borders will remain closed until at least mid-2022, citing a slower-than-expected vaccine rollout and the imperative to prevent new COVID-19 cases. This decision, which extends a closure initiated in March 2020, has drawn criticism regarding the national vaccination strategy and quarantine efficacy, though a travel bubble with New Zealand is operational. For the gaming sector, while Crown Perth has reopened, the prolonged border closure significantly impacts the inbound international VIP segment and broader tourism-dependent revenue streams for integrated resorts.","focusai_entities":"Australian government, Scott Morrison, Crown Perth, Western Australian government, New Zealand","focusai_location":"Australia, New Zealand, Perth, Western Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"VIP Segment Impact","query":"What is the projected financial impact of Australia's extended border closure on the GGR from the international VIP segment for major integrated resort operators like Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment Group through mid-2022?"},{"label":"Operational Strategy Shift","query":"How are Australian land-based casino operators recalibrating their operational and marketing strategies to mitigate the loss of international tourism, focusing on domestic market penetration and cost efficiencies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,158,23876],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-17801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-slider-home","category-social-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17801"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17828,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17801\/revisions\/17828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}