Australia will reopen its international border in November after being closed for 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday as states and territories approach 80 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated against the disease.

"It's time to give Australians their lives back," Morrison told reporters. "We must work together to ensure that Australians can reclaim the lives that they once had in this country."

Under the reopening plan, fully vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to quarantine at home for seven days on arrival in the country rather than for 14 days at hotels.

The exact timing of the border reopenings will depend on when Australian states reach their 80 percent vaccination targets, and crucially, on local political approval.

(With input from Xinhua and AFP)