Sydney: Residents in New South Wales (NSW) will be able to enjoy a slew of new freedoms starting Monday, which were brought forward from December 1 due to the state's "faster-than-expected" immunisation rate. According to sources, the new laws will remove restrictions on house visitors, allow businesses to serve twice as many customers, and allow entertainment venues like as stadiums, theatres, and cinemas to operate at 100 percent of their seated capacity. These rights would only apply to people who are completely vaccinated, and those who have not received two Covid shots must wait until December 15, or when the state's immunisation rate hits 95 percent. Residents would be obliged to wear masks in most indoor public venues until then.

At midnight Saturday, 93.9 percent of the state's population aged 16 and up had received at least one dose of the vaccine, with 89.8 percent having received all three doses. Australia began its booster immunisation campaign on Monday, marking the official start of the programme.

"A booster dose six or more months after the second treatment will ensure that the protection from the first doses is even stronger and longer lasting, and should help prevent the virus from spreading," said Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt in a statement released Monday.

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