### [2022-04-17](/feed/2022/04/17/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# The government withdraws its ban on foreign cruise ships. 




### Sources:

1. [South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3174548/coronavirus-australias-pandemic-era-ban-cruise-ships-comes)

### Changes:

1. Australian government withdraws two-year-old pandemic ban on foreign cruise ships.  _2022-04-17 09:06:20 (First version)_
2. The Australian government withdraws two-year-old pandemic ban on foreign cruise ships.  _2022-04-17 11:07:14 (Update)_
3. The Australian government withdraws its two-year-old pandemic ban on foreign cruise ships.  _2022-04-17 21:06:15 (Update)_
4. The Australian government withdraws its ban on foreign cruise ships.  _2022-04-18 09:06:29 (Update)_
4. The government withdraws its ban on foreign cruise ships.  _(Current version)_

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