Passport

"My dog ate my homework" is one of the oldest excuses in the book, but "My dog ate my passport" may be a new one.

Australian and New Zealand travellers may no longer need a passport if security talks between the country's prime minsters are successful.

Australians have access to one of the most powerful passports in the world, according to the latest instalment of one of the most authoritative ranking systems.

The company behind the rankings says the latest trends offer a warning to countries such as Australia.

A parent has spoken about her horror after learning about the blunder.

Australia has cracked the Top 10 most powerful passport list, so where exactly does it rank? And more importantly, how does it compared to our Kiwi neighbours'.

The actions are a part of the dismantling of the Zero-COVID policy, following months of protests.

Australian travellers to Singapore no longer have to queue for manual immigration clearance.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the telco will front the cost for any Australian who had their passport details compromised.

The Australian government said victims and taxpayers should not have to foot the bill to replace passports for those whose data was compromised in last week's Optus breach.

Some people say they have had to cancel their flights over nightmare delays.

Criminals are trading copies of prized Australian passports on one of the dark web's largest marketplaces for less than the price of two schooners of beer.

Travellers looking to get away for the long weekend were hit by chaos this morning as thousands of people swarmed Sydney Airport.

Sydney residents are taking days off work to try and get updates on their passports, with no sign of their documents long after the estimated six weeks.

Some people waited in queues at Sydney Passport Office today for more than four hours as they sought to renew their passports.

Most passports tend to be relatively uniform in design. They're often burgundy, black, or blue in color and they might encompass a small version of the symbol of a nation.

Launched this morning, the certificates are available from the Medicare website or Express Plus Medicare App.

Expect turbulence after take-off. That's the warning from aviation experts once Australians start flying overseas again, 18 long months after Australia snapped shut its international borders.

The IATA Travel Pass, which is in the final development stages, can securely store customers COVID test results and vaccine information, uploaded directly by testing labs to be shown to health officials and airline staff before a flight

Australians could have access to a three-way travel bubble with Singapore and New Zealand by the middle of the year, with Fiji also keen to join.

Trials of a vaccine passport have renewed hopes that global travel could return within months.

Amid allegations a top state official and a veteran lawmaker were implicated in attempts to bypass strict vetting rules and issue a passport to a fictitious investor with a supposed criminal record.

The UK is ditching its European Union-style burgundy passports and returning to traditional British blue – but the documents will be made in the EU.

Wendy was due to travel to Bali last weekend with her daughter when she was stopped from boarding their Jetstar flight. 

Jailed Australian Jock Palfreeman has been released after 11 years in a Bulgarian jail, more than three weeks after a court granted him parole.

It's been a three-horse race this year to be named the world's most powerful passport, with all top three contenders in Asia.

Chinese businessman and political donor Huang Xiangmo - who has been living in Sydney - has been denied an Australian passport.

A new report reveals just how many borders some travel documents can cross.

Thousands of Americans are renouncing their status as US citizens in order to avoid the tax man.