Queensland will scrap all Covid restrictions for fully vaccinated people in venues once it reaches 80 percent of residents with two doses of vaccine on December 17.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced social distancing requirements would end in pubs, clubs, stadium, theatres, restaurants, music festivals and other venues once the milestone was reached.
It followed her announcement early on Tuesday that masks would no longer be needed in venues such as schools, cafes, pubs, hairdressers and workplaces when 80 per cent of eligible Queensland residents had received one dose of the vaccine.
Ms Palaszczuk said Queensland was at 79.63 per cent of people with a first dose but expected it to reach the 80 per cent milestone some time on Tuesday.
'We have decided to take this step to keep Queenslanders safe, Millions of Queenslanders have gone and got vaccinated and they deserved to be rewarded for their efforts,' Ms Palaszczuk said.
'Families want to know they are safe when they're out in public settings and that's why we've announced these measures today.'
Use of Queensland's check-in app to prove vaccination status would be required to enter venues.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will end Covid restrictions in venues once the state hits 80 per cent of fully vaccinated people on December 17. She also announced Queensland would scrap indoor mask rules this week when the state hits the 80 per cent single-dose vaccination mark this week
The new rules will be more relaxed than NSW and Victoria, where residents must still wear a face covering in public indoor settings - with the latter yet to set a date for removing the rule.
In NSW, masks are compulsory in all public indoor settings until December 15 or the state hits the 95 per cent double-dose milestone - whichever comes first.
The announcement comes after the Sunshine State
