Canberra remains unkeen on Australians traveling to Indonesia, particularly to the popular holiday destination of Bali Island, despite the significant drop in new daily COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks and the recent loosening of activity restrictions.

Australian Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Daniel Thomas Tehan told reporters on Wednesday that the country wanted to get the majority of its citizens inoculated first. The minister made the same point when asked about plans for a travel bubble between the two countries.

According to the Our World in Data website, only 42 percent of Australians have been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, just over half the Australian government’s target.

“What I said to Minister Lutfi was that we will stay very closely in touch as we develop and implement our plan. Obviously, we have to hit t…