The NSW and Victorian premiers want the federal government to continue pandemic leave payments if national cabinet decides to keep mandatory isolation rules on Wednesday.
Australians should prepare for the eventual abolition of the COVID-19 isolation period,NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says,arguing a new pandemic mindset is needed.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is leading the charge to wind back stay-at-home-orders,while Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews remains cautious.
A bid to find out more about the Prime Minister’s meetings with state premiers is likely to be appealed to a federal tribunal in the hope it will order the release of documents such as agendas and notes.
The $750 payments will be available until the end of September,as experts fear a surge of cases will heap pressure on hospitals and doctors over the next two months.
National cabinet has been brought forward to Saturday in a snap decision that underscores the urgent need to address growing COVID caseloads.
On Friday,the South Australian Labor government joined calls by eastern seaboard state leaders for the payment to be re-instated until the end of winter.
State leaders both Labor and Liberal have called on the Albanese government to rethink axing the $750 weekly payment for those isolating with COVID.
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The LNP opposition has pursued the government for weeks over the data,which it says shows an “extraordinary failure”.