Health by Zoe Smith, Clare Armstrong and staff writers 1st Feb 2021 5:26 AM | Updated: 5th Feb 2021 1:29 PM
Premium Content Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the number of international arrivals allowed into Australia would increase as of this month, as questions were raised about human error in hotel quarantine. Caps for overseas flights will be expanded for NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia from February 15, Mr Morrison said. We must remember that our borders are actually shut, he said, following a national cabinet meeting. No-one can just come to Australia. To be able to come to Australia, you need to be an Australian resident or citizen, or have a particular exemption in a particular occupation or something of that nature, which is handled through Border Force, to enable someone
Opposition health spokesman Chris Bowen has delivered a stinging attack on prime minister Scott Morrison over the delay in bringing Australians stranded overseas home, accusing him of not being on their side . Mr Bowen said it was the prime minister s job to manage quarantine issues, and accused him of standing on the side of the street and watching state premiers shoulder the load with little federal support. The comments followed Mr Morrison s announcement there were no plans to lift international traveller caps. He said leaders of the national cabinet had reviewed the arrangements and did not plan to make any changes before February 15.
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Subscriber only Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. has confirmed Australia s vaccine program is on track and ahead of schedule . He said the government, which expects to rollout the vaccine from March, would rather over promise and under deliver than put false hope on a vaccine being available sooner. I want to reflect on vaccines, he said. We ve had some very important news. We see the AstraZeneca vaccine is making progress both in the UK, in the US, and in Europe. I ve been briefed this morning by the global head of AstraZeneca and the Australian head of AstraZeneca. Our vaccine program is on track and ahead of schedule.