With Queensland opening its borders once more to Victoria and Greater Sydney, you might be making some enthusiastic enquiries to your travel agent of choice.
But with recent COVID-19 lockdowns in South Australia, the national picture on state borders remains as tricky as ever.
Depending on where and when you want to travel and where you're from, there's a lot to consider before planning your next interstate trip.
Jump to the state or territory you're planning to travel to, to see what the rules are:
Queensland
Queensland's border closure with Victoria and Greater Sydney will end on Tuesday, December 1, as will the road checkpoints along the state's border.
However, Adelaide remains listed as a hotspot in Queensland, meaning police conducting random intercepts of vehicles will be checking if people may have come from South Australia.
The State Government will review Adelaide's hotspot listing at the end of the month.
Only people who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot or overseas within the previous 14 days will be required to complete a border declaration pass to enter Queensland.
Domestic flights direct from any hotspots will be met by police and officers will conduct random checks of other flights.
Anyone who fails to comply with the travel obligations can face a fine of $4,003, as well as possible court action.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in QLD, visit the Queensland Government website.
NSW
No permit is required for travellers from other states entering NSW, except for those coming from South Australia. They will require a NSW entry travel declaration form.
Those looking to travel from NSW to Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT will be free to do so without any permit.
Travellers will be able to cross the Tweed into Queensland without a permit from December 1. Until then, the Queensland border is open to NSW residents except those from Greater Sydney. Those entering Queensland must fill out a border declaration pass.
New South Wales' borders are open to all other states, but with some caveats. You will need to fill out a border entry form when entering the NT; fill out cross-border travel registration in SA, and undergo mandatory quarantine and register for a G2G pass in WA.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in NSW, visit the NSW Government website.
South Australia
Travel into South Australia is unrestricted for people travelling from other Australian states and territories, apart from Victoria.
But people from the other states and territories must complete a cross-border travel registration with SA Police before entering the state.
Those travelling from NSW can transit the north-western corner of Victoria (via Mildura or Wentworth), as long as they do not stop in Victoria.
The state's restrictions on Victorians travelling to SA will end on Tuesday, December 1.
Until then, people from Victoria can enter South Australia without quarantining if they are an essential traveller or if they live within 70km of the border.
Students returning after studying in Victoria and people moving permanently to South Australia from Victoria have to do 14 days' quarantine.
For those looking to enter other states from SA, travel is not possible from South Australia to Western Australia.
Queensland has banned people entering from South Australia if they have been in Adelaide.
Tasmania requires people entering from South Australia to undertake 14 days' quarantine. This is expected to ease on Thursday.
New South Wales and Victoria do not allow people to enter if they have been to locations where SA Health has ordered people to quarantine.
South Australians entering from Victoria (apart from within 70km of the border) have to seek a border crossing permit.
The ACT Government says travel from South Australia is "discouraged". The Northern Territory has no restrictions on travel from South Australia.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in SA, visit the SA Government website.
Victoria
The NSW-Victoria border was reopened on November 23, ending 138 days of lockdown during Victoria's coronavirus second wave. All requirements for border permits and quarantine have been dropped.
Victoria's borders are open to travellers from all states, but those travelling from South Australia will need to obtain a border crossing permit.
However, if you have visited a location where SA Health has ordered people to quarantine, you will not be allowed to enter Victoria.
If you live within 70km of the Victoria-SA border, you will not require a permit as long as you can display previous permits or show your residential address on your driver's licence.
Victorians will be able to travel to Queensland from December 1.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in Victoria, visit the Victorian Government website.
Tasmania
Tasmania will relax its border restrictions with Victoria as planned this Friday.
People travelling from Victoria to Tasmania will not have to quarantine, but will be health screened at the border and need to register their travel.
An update on restrictions for travellers from South Australia is expected on Thursday.
Everywhere in Australia (including Victoria from Friday), with the exception of South Australia, is considered "low-risk" by the Tasmanian Government.
That means if you've only been in those "low-risk" places in the previous 14 days, you can go to Tasmania and won't have to quarantine. That's also the case for New Zealand.
Travellers heading for Tasmania should register their travel and contact details via the Tas e-Travel system.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in Tasmania, visit the Tasmanian Government website.
Western Australia
Anyone who has been to South Australia in the past 14 days will not be allowed into WA unless they meet new exemption requirements.
Exempt travellers must self-quarantine for 14 days, and will be subject to a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of arrival and on day 11 of quarantine. They must wear a mask until arriving at quarantine premises.
Travellers from NSW and Victoria will need to complete a mandatory G2G Pass registration and declaration, wear a mask as directed and self-quarantine for 14 days. This can be at government-approved facilities, at your own expense.
The WA Government says it will seek further health advice once Victoria reaches 28 days of no community spread, which could be as early as Friday.
All other states and territories have been deemed "very low-risk", meaning people don't have to quarantine on arrival.
Regardless of where people are coming from, travellers will have to go online and fill out a G2G pass registration before travelling and scan it on arrival.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in WA, visit the WA Government website.
Northern Territory
Everyone travelling to the NT has to fill out a border entry form, but you will only have to quarantine if you have spent time in a COVID-19 hotspot.
Melbourne is the only region considered a hotspot by the NT Government. You can travel through Melbourne, provided you literally do not leave your vehicle (even for petrol) or leave the airport (if travelling by plane).
The NT revoked Adelaide and its surrounding suburbs as a hotspot on November 21.
If you've been in a hotspot in the 14 days before reaching the NT, you will have to stay in supervised quarantine for 14 days at the Howard Springs facility or another approved facility.
You will also have to pay $2,500 per person for the stay.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in the NT, visit the NT Government website.
ACT
ACT Health says on its travel page that it "does not declare areas safe or unsafe for travel", providing guidance instead.
In saying that, anyone trying to enter the ACT from South Australia will need to complete an online declaration 24 hours before entering the territory, presenting the declaration at the border and carrying it with them at all times.
People will need to quarantine if they declare they have visited an exposure site identified by the SA Government, or if they've had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
The border with Victoria has reopened, mirroring the steps taken by New South Wales.
The ACT is open to all other areas in Australia.
For more information on the coronavirus restrictions in the ACT, visit the ACT Government website.
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