Residents of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), home to the nation’s capital city, have been given the green light to visit a further 26 New South Wales (NSW) postcode areas after a relaxing of coronavirus quarantine requirements. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced the changes, which include Batemans Bay and Perisher Valley, will come into effect from midday on Saturday. Travel without the need to quarantine for 14 days on return is now permitted across 53 NSW postcodes. “As more people get fully vaccinated in regional NSW and the ACT, Canberrans can expect that travel restrictions will be relaxed further,” Chief Minister Barr said. “This is a balancing act. Canberrans didn’t go through nine weeks of lockdown only to see a spike in cases.” The ACT, however, has flagged it could still impose restrictions on Canberrans travelling to localised COVID-19 hotspots, even when state borders are fully open to …