BREAKING Queensland and Western Australia have agreed to raise caps on quarantine numbers as part of a national cabinet push to bring more stranded Australians home.
Queensland and Western Australia have agreed to raise caps on quarantine numbers as part of a national cabinet push to bring more stranded Australians home.
Up to 2,000 more people could now be returning to Australia each week after premiers and chief ministers signed off on the federal government’s demand to increase their quarantine arrangements. NSW will accept an additional 500 returning Australians each week from 27 September, while Queensland and Western Australia will accept an additional 200 travellers each week. READ MORE
"We want to see Australians get home," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday following the national cabinet meeting.
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