Canberra, Oct. 27 -- Most Australians will be able to freely leave the country from November, the government has announced.

The federal government on Tuesday night changed the Human Biosecurity Determination -- a law created in March 2020 to restrict international travel during the coronavirus pandemic to remove the need for fully vaccinated Australians to ask for permission to leave the country.

It means that from November 1, Australians who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses will be able to freely leave the country for the first time since March 2020.

Greg Hunt, Australian Minister for Health and Aged Care, said it was the first stage in Australia's reopening to the world.

People who have not been vaccinated will still have...