Gladys Berejiklian has taken a swipe at frenemy Annastasia Palaszczukby saying she is disappointed the Queensland premier called for lower the caps for international arrivals.
Ms Palaszczuk on Thursday said she wants the travel cap of arrivals to be reduced by at least 50 per cent, which has since been granted by Scott Morrison. We are at capacity. We re stretched, and we need an immediate reduction by 50 per cent, Ms Palaszczuk said.
When asked on Friday morning about the Queensland premier s suggestions, Ms Berejiklian said her heart goes out to thousands of Australians who are still stranded overseas. Secondly, and I expressed this view - I have expressed it publicly, but I have also expressed it to my colleagues, the Premiers and Chief Ministers in other jurisdictions: Just because you reduce the number of people coming in, doesn t mean outbreaks aren t going to happen, she told reporters after announcing 31 new cases in NSW.
Scott Morrison has announced four-stage transition towards getting life back to normal after Covid-19
First stage is to vaccinate everyone who wants a jab, with lockdowns and border bans used as a last resort
Second stage is to end lockdowns and allow home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals entering Australia
Third stage removes outbound travel restrictions, finally allowing overseas holidays beyond New Zealand
Fourth stage involves removing all restrictions except for testing of unvaccinated arrivals into the country
COVID-19: Scott Morrison announces at-home quarantine trials for vaccinated travellers
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed vaccinated travellers could soon isolate at home for shorter periods as an alternative, with quarantine trials to begin.
Crystal WuDigital Reporter
July 2, 2021 - 12:50PM
Australia will trial and pilot the introduction of alternative quarantine options, including options for vaccinated travellers to quarantine at home.
Speaking after a National Cabinet Meeting on Friday, Mr Morrison announced state and territory leaders have agreed on a plan to better manage quarantine. Over the course of the current phase that we are in, we will trial and pilot with individual jurisdictions the introduction of alternative quarantine options, including home quarantine for returning vaccinated travellers, he said.
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Only a trickle of vaccines have made their way into the arms of disability care residents classed among Australia s most vulnerable as a result of complications with the aged care rollout, a Senate committee has heard.
Senators quizzed some of the country s top health experts on Tuesday afternoon, revealing a delay to predicted shipments of Australia s third vaccine and a May deadline for scientific advice on border reopenings but no update to the rollout timetable.
Department of Health associate secretary Caroline Edwards told the committee out of 25,000 disability care residents, only 1448 first doses had been administered and just 192 people were fully protected.