It is reported that the police will be deployed to ensure that residents of the Greater Sydney area comply with the restrictions-the maximum number of outdoor gatherings is reduced from 100 to 50.
In addition, family gatherings will be limited to 10 people, including children.

According to this year’s permit system, starting from 5 pm on Thursday, the CBD and the lower north shore vantage points for viewing fireworks, such as Circular Quay and Milsons Point, will only allow residents and those who have booked restaurants or hotels to enter. Hundreds of thousands of revellers gathered in these areas.

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New Year’s Eve no-go zone map this year:
Yellow: Outdoor areas where fireworks can be seen, but large groups of people in these areas on New Year's Eve may be transferred by the police.
Green: Areas forbidden to enter without appointment
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The municipalities of North Sydney, Inner West, Hunters Hill and Woollahra have also announced their intention to close these other popular viewing locations outside of the licensed area.
And New South Wales Governor Gladys Berejiklian has repeatedly urged Sydneysiders to enjoy their homes this year.
Watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks show shortened to 7 minutes on TV at midnight.
She said: "We don't want to create any super-spreading incidents on New Year's Eve." She urged people to stay away from home and watch live fireworks shows on TV. At the same time, they relaxed the restrictions on the number of North Beach family gatherings during New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. 

Affected by the epidemic, Victoria has officially announced the cancellation of 2020-2021 New Year's Eve fireworks.
latest news! Victoria again issued strict regulations:

Only those who have booked a hotel in the CBD

To be eligible to enter Melbourne city on New Year’s Eve


According to the Australian News Corporation report, although Victoria reported 0 local new additions again today, there have been no local infections for 61 consecutive days. But the authorities urge Victorians to stay away from the Melbourne CBD on New Year's Eve unless they have already booked a place for entertainment.
It is reported that Victorian Acting Governor Jacinta Allan announced the strict regulations on Tuesday.


As Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is on vacation, Acting Governor Allan said that according to this health advice, only "people who have booked hospitality venues" can enter the Melbourne CBD on Thursday night.

According to News Australia, the government has instructed people not to dump items into donation boxes during the Christmas period when donation shops are closed.

But South Australian residents seemed to ignore this instruction, and some donation boxes were full of rubbish.
According to pictures exposed on the Internet, in Findon, West Adelaide, the donation boxes outside the St Vincent de Paul store were full of debris. Many bags were torn open. Clothes and debris were sorted and discarded on the ground.
A sign hung in front of the shop window stating that the shop will be closed from December 24 to January 4. The notice read: "Do not donate during this period."

"When the store opens for business, we will be happy to accept them." Many people expressed their frustration on social media because this is not the first time that has happened. Anthony Whellum said on Twitter that he has worked for the organization for 15 years, which is very common.
60% of what they receive is rubbish. "For this reason, most shops no longer use blue boxes."
Another netizen, Simon Batchelor, said that a similar situation also happened in the local charity shop. "The local Salvos will close at 5 pm, but a pile of garbage is dumped outside the door every week," he said. Other netizens expressed sympathy to the shop assistants, and when the store reopened, they needed to clean up the garbage.

Experts on when Australia can open up to international travel ↓
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At present, some countries and regions have worsened the epidemic situation, and many people are beginning to worry about whether international travel can be partially opened, but two senior experts in the tourism industry remain optimistic, “With the advent of the new crown vaccine, international travel is expected to recover to a certain extent. ,"
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Bruce Prideaux of CQ University in Queensland said:
In 2021, countries in the world can be divided into two categories. One part has overcome the epidemic, including Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, etc., and the other part has been stricken by the epidemic.

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Prideaux believes that if you want to resume international travel, you may need to implement interoperability with some countries (countries where the virus is cleared). The next step is to gradually reopen to those countries that have proven their vaccination plans are effective. Another senior lecturer in tourism. vid Beirman emphasized that vaccines may be the only possibility to resume international travel
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"Australia's travel bubble will gradually open to a number of countries, probably starting with New Zealand, followed by Fiji, Vanutu, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia."
"Other Pacific island countries may include Cook Islands, Tahiti, Samoa and Tonga, followed by Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea... and mainland China."

It is worth mentioning that Beirman also said that if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade announces the end of the "closure order", Australians may be allowed to go to these places in the first half of 2021! Image Image Because of the epidemic, Australia has been shutting down the country since March this year. In addition to prohibiting the entry of passengers, it also requires all Australians not to leave the country for no special reasons. Whether you are outside or within Australia, it has been too long to wait for the moment of communication. At present, Australia's borders will be closed until March next year. How will the situation develop by then, only time will tell. Image