It's November 1 which means borders are opening and Australians can travel more freely.
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Vaccinated residents of Greater Sydney can now head off to the NSW regions, while vaccinated international arrivals no longer need to quarantine in NSW, and adults can now get a booster shot, on a landmark day for the state's COVID-19 response.
The lifting of intrastrate travel restrictions will see families reunited for the first time in months and the return of regional tourism.
Fully vaccinated international arrivals touching down in the state from Monday will no longer have to undergo 14 days in hotel or home quarantine.
Travel between Australia and New Zealand has also been given the green light, with the start of a quarantine-free travel bubble.
COP26 is underway
Accompanied by drastic warnings from the scientific community of an escalating climate crisis, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) has kicked off.
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have agreed on a final statement that urges "meaningful and effective" action to limit global warming but offered few concrete commitments and disappointed climate activists.
Australia has vowed to work with Indonesia on tackling climate change and advancing low emission technologies.
While new modelling has shown Australia's economy is more at risk from the net zero commitments of other nations than the federal government's measures to reach the target.
The modelling, carried out by consulting firm EY ahead of the Glasgow climate summit, found 64 per cent of the risk to Australia's GDP will come from the net zero policies of key trading partners.
Berejiklian faces second day at ICAC
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian faces a second day in the ICAC witness box today, after declaring if she had her time again she would still keep her relationship with Daryl Maguire secret.
Ms Berejiklian was on Friday subject to more than five hours of questioning at the Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry investigating how her love for the disgraced Liberal MP may have affected the way she dealt with projects he pushed.
Housing data to show why APRA stepped in
New figures will give some idea how Australia's booming housing market was performing prior to the banking watchdog stepping in last month to tighten loan application rules.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority increased the minimum interest buffer it expects banks to use when assessing the serviceability of home loan applications.
The CoreLogic home value index is released on Monday for October.
Super to follow you between jobs
Superannuation funds will now automatically follow Australian workers from job to job, in a move that has a leading advocacy body on edge.
The changes will come into effect from Monday, following a federal government superannuation overhaul.
While the account will follow employees should they move jobs, also known as stapling, they can choose a different fund if they want.
Tuesday is Cup day
Tomorrow is the Melbourne Cup and if you're a subscriber, we've got a guide to everything you need to know here.
The debate around the health and safety of horses continues, while bookmakers have picked their winners.
- with Australian Associated Press