Australia has “a huge economic opportunity” to attract more tourists, students and skilled workers by keeping borders open after the most vulnerable Australians get the COVID-19 vaccine, Sydney Airport chief executive Geoff Culbert said after delivering a $145.6 million annual loss.

“Because of the way that we’ve managed the virus, we will be seen as the best place in the world to study, the best place in the world to work, the best place in the world to holiday,” Mr Culbert told The Australian Financial Review.