Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has warned that the national plan to lift the cap on returning Aussies would cause hospital delays. 9News
"It's a very puzzling comment for the premier to say elective surgery is linked to hotel quarantine," he said.Mr Morrison thanked the states and other agencies for their support for the scheme.
"All of that will be done on the express guarantee of support, which I've always been happy to provide, which was ADF assistance in that task. So, we'll be focusing much more of our ADF support on that quarantine assistance in those jurisdictions," he said. Mr Morrison said the plan would help more Australians return home, especially those left in vulnerable positions due to the"About, I understand, 40 per cent of those who are coming through New South Wales are going on to other states and territories," Mr Morrison said.
"Since the pandemic started back in March, in its most significant form, we have assisted some, I think it's 27,000 Australians, to get back over that period of time," Mr Morrison said. "With the improvements and with the success that we've had as a country in recent months, we can start opening that up again and we can start helping Australians get home again."Mr Morrison said that currently, 15 per cent of people passing through quarantine had arrived in Australia from New Zealand.
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