International border ‘unlikely’ to see change until after the next election

The international border is "unlikely to see any change to current arrangements for six months at least and perhaps not even until after the next election which is likely early next year," says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. "With UK COVID cases increasing despite 60 per cent of people having two shots, the PM has signalled a very cautious approach to reopening international borders," Mr Clennell said. "The PM has seen how vaccinations don't prevent outbreaks with the new variants overseas. "The PM told me that after getting Australians home, we need to work on our workforce needs from immigration. "We can expect to see, therefore, an expansion in quarantine facilities, with the Victorian site to be built outside Melbourne likely to be replicated in WA and Queensland over time." Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au