Australia considers flight bans on more high-risk countries

Australia’s leaders will today consider classifying more coronavirus-stricken countries as high risk after the federal government suspended all flights from India until at least next month.

Vaccination rollout on national cabinet agenda

National cabinet will meet today as it aims to get the nation’s vaccine program back on track and discuss ways to ease international border restrictions, perhaps later in the year.

Steven Marshall sits beside NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a media conference in Canberra today. Photo: Mick Tsikas / AAP

National cabinet rejects Marshall's COVID-testing plan

A Marshall Government proposal to COVID-test Australian citizens returning from overseas before they board their flights has been shot down by national cabinet at a meeting in Canberra today.

Marshall calls on WA to re-open borders

Premier Steven Marshall has called on his Western Australian counterpart to open his state’s borders to South Australians amid a skirmish over Mark McGowan’s no-show for tomorrow’s national cabinet meeting in Canberra.