Government will cut back inbound flights from India

The government has announced it will reduce flights from India into Australia over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the country's hotel quarantine system.

Marise Payne, Scott Morrison and Amanda Stoker at the Cabinet Women's Task Force Meeting at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

The comments come after the national cabinet meeting, which also confirmed the Pfizer vaccine will not be available to people over 50.