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The Prime Minister says caps on returning international travellers will be lifted

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney, Friday, September 18, 2020. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

The Prime Minister says caps on returning international travellers will be lifted in a 'staged way', with Queensland and Western Australia agreeing to increase their intakes. With almost 25-thousand Australians stranded overseas National Cabinet agreed to increase the limit to six thousand a week.


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By Shuba Krishnan

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The Prime Minister says caps on returning international travellers will be lifted in a 'staged way', with Queensland and Western Australia agreeing to increase their intakes. With almost 25-thousand Australians stranded overseas National Cabinet agreed to increase the limit to six thousand a week.



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