From 12:01am on Thursday 5 January 2023, travellers arriving in
Australia from China, including Hong Kong and Macau will be
required to undertake a COVID-19 test within a 48-hour period prior
to their scheduled departure and show evidence of a negative test
result when travelling to Australia.
Passengers should be prepared to provide evidence of a negative
test before boarding their flight, and passengers may need to
provide evidence of a negative test again once they have arrived in
Australia.
Australia joined the United States, the UK, France, Italy, Spain
and Canada requiring all travellers to present a negative test of
COVID taken no more than 48 hours before departure.
China has labelled the move unnecessary and the opposition
accused the government of creating "chaos and confusion"
by overruling the advice of the nation's chief medical
officer.
