Queensland scraps pre-travel PCR tests

Robyn Wuth | December 29, 2021

Queensland has caved to mounting political pressure and will allow travellers from interstate hotspots to enter with a negative result from a Rapid Antigen Test. 

“From January 1travellers into Qld from interstate hotspots can use a negative Rapid Antigen Test to satisfy border pass requirements.,” Premier Annastascia Palaszczuk tweeted on Wednesday morning. 

“A PCR test will no longer be required. More details in our morning media conference.”