Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says he would increase the cap on arrivals of Australians currently stranded overseas 'tomorrow' if the states boosted the number of quarantine beds available.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says the Federal Government is working "constructively" with states and territories to boost hotel quarantine capacity to allow Australians stranded overseas to get home in time for Christmas.
The number of Australians allowed back into the country through international airports has been limited to about 4,000 a week since July.
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