Australia’s long-running leisure travel ban aimed at keeping a lid on the spread of the coronavirus from foreign shores has been extended for another three months.

Australians already restless from not being allowed to travel abroad for leisure purposes for nearly 12 months, will now need to endure another three-month wait. Greg Hunt, Australia’s Minister for Health, confirmed that the current human biosecurity emergency period, enacted on 17 March 2020, has been extended until 17 June 2021 – a 15-month hiatus on outbound travel.The human biosecurity emergency period under the Biosecurity Act 2015, which has been in place since 17 March 2020 will be extended by an additional three months until 17 June 2021.