Summer before federal election would normally give party leaders chance to recharge, but country faces fresh uncertainty
Morrison is returning to Sydney to spend Christmas with his family and his mother, and is expected to remain on duty until some point in January.
Joyce has said he will be back in Australia in time for Christmas, after isolating in a hotel in Washington DCAfter Wednesday’s meeting, Morrison hinted that he was unlikely to take leave until after the next national cabinet meeting, to be held on 7 January and will consider a nationally consistent definition of close and casual contacts of Covid cases.
The government has said the vaccination of children aged five to 11 is on track to begin as scheduled on 10 January.Like Morrison, Albanese is planning to spend Christmas in Sydney with his family. “Well, I’ll be there on the day that WA opens, on 5 February, I’ll be on the first flight,” Albanese told Perth radio 6PR on Thursday.
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