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Before he wrapped up, the PM was also asked about travel restrictions on travellers from China, after Italy, Japan, India and Taiwan imposed restrictions.
We will continue to monitor the circumstances that are occurring in China and in other parts of the world as well as we do. We will take the appropriate advice from the health experts and follow that advice. There is no change in the travel advice at this point in time but we are continuing to monitor the situation, as we continue to monitor the impact of COVID here in Australia as well as around the world. Our priority is to keep Australians as safe as possible.
There are various methods, we will examine the advice which is there but we will always do what we can to keep Australians safe. We know that COVID is still impacting right around the world and here in Australia as well.
It was also a call for a voice, that we know that for a long time, for over 120 years now, since federation, we have had decisions made for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. What the voice does is just say that they should be consulted on matters that impact their lives, on their education, health, justice issues, housing, on all of these issues. You will get better outcomes when you have dialogue and when you have that genuine engagement.
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