The federal government is considering easing rules for workers in a broad range of sectors including aviation, essential services and childcare to stop the economy grinding to a halt.
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A staffer for Greens leader Adam Bandt has tested positive to COVID after a parliamentary sitting week, for which Prime Minister Scott Morrison and key frontbenchers were in the building.