Premiers and territory leaders will learn how their hotel quarantine systems are faring as the Commonwealth bids to lift international arrival caps
While the international arrival cap will be the subject of discussion at national cabinet, Mr Morrison said on Thursday it was "a decision ... not a proposal" and would be in place by the end of September.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has agreed to the Commonwealth request that her state take an extra 500 international arrivals each week.South Australia has also agreed to bump up its international intake to 600 a week, from less than 240.
"Bossing people around, basically saying they are just going to fly people in and dump them on our doorstep is not the way to conduct these matters," he said. What extra support the states need, including Australian Defence Force personnel, will form part of Friday's discussion. Tourism Accommodation Association chief executive Michael Johnson said there was "absolutely plenty of space" hoteliers would love to fill.
The international border developments come as Mr Morrison's stand-off with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk over reopening the state to NSW drags on.Mr Morrison said on Thursday he was "not expecting a lot of progress" from national cabinet over a COVID-19 "hotspot" model to guide domestic border decisions, threatening to freeze Queensland out as the only eastern state to remain closed.
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