Help for Victoria, more in-home aged care placements and a slowing of international arrivals: Catch up on the key points from the Prime Minister's latest press conference.
"Whether it's managing the very challenging issues now on the NSW-Victorian border or the testing that is being done in Tasmania or in South Australia, NSW and Queensland, [or] the tracing work that has been done drawing on the health professionals from Western Australia all the way to the east coast, this is a national coordinated effort," he said.
Mr Morrison, alongside the Minister for Aged Care Richard Colbeck, announced an additional 6,100 in-home places. "This is about ensuring that Australians, as they age, have greater choices," The Prime Minister said.flagged cutting the number of flights coming to AustraliaHis proposal follows the West Australian Government asking the Commonwealth to cap the state's number of international arrivals, and NSW announcing a cap of 450 international passenger arrivals at Sydney Airport each day.
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