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“… we can lift the caps for returning citizens, residents and families from November 1 into NSW.” Australian PM Scott Morrison

“… this is about Australian residents and citizens first …” PM Scott Morrison

“I (also) confirmed my attendance at the Glasgow Summit.” Scott Morrison




Australia PM Morrison agrees to lift inbound arrival caps for NSW. attend Glassgow greenhouse summit

15/10/2021

EXCERPT from a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Kirribilli, Sydney, on Friday, October 15.

“Today is an important day in the National Plan. Earlier this week, I wrote to all the premiers and chief ministers and asked them to advise me of where they are up to when it came to home quarantine, which would enable Australia to move to the next phase, more broadly, that would allow Australians to travel overseas and return if they are
vaccinated, with no caps on their return.”

“I’m very pleased that the New South Wales Government has advised that they will be in a position to move to a ‘no quarantine’ arrangement for people arriving back in Australia from November 1, which enables us to be in a position to ensure that we can lift the caps for returning Australian citizens, residents and their families from November 1 into NSW.

“What this also means is that we will be allowing Australians, permanent residents and citizens and their families, to leave Australia  and return but obviously the capped arrangements in other states will continue because of the vaccination levels in those places and the arrangements they have in place in each of those states and territories.

“So, this is further demonstration of Australians getting vaccinated is enabling them to do more and more and more. NSW is hitting 80 per cent double dose vaccination rates. This city is turning into one of the more vaccinated cities in the world, and that is a great achievement for Australia. That’s why I welcome the fact that this is a further sign of the National Plan coming into effect ...

“I also want to note that at the National Security Committee (meeting) earlier this week … we also agreed that we would be looking at expanding the definition of ‘immediate family’ to include the parents of Australian residents and citizens. In NSW’s case, which means that those family members will be able to come into Sydney if they are vaccinated and not have to quarantine, under the arrangements that the premier announced.

“I want to stress that for the other states and territories … that this is about Australian residents and citizens first. The Commonwealth Government has made no decision to allow other visa holders - skilled visa holders, student visa holders, international visitors travelling under an ETA or other international visa arrangement, visa, visiting visa arrangement - to come into Australia under these arrangements.

“They are decisions for the Commonwealth Government but where we’re in a position to make that decision down the track, then obviously in NSW they will be able to do so, if they’re vaccinated, without having to quarantine.

“So, I think that should provide some sense of assurance to those in other states that all we’re talking about now is Australian citizens, residents and their immediate families, which we’ll be looking to extend to the parents of those Australian citizens and residents.

“Overnight I (also) confirmed my attendance at the Glasgow Summit. The government will be finalising its position for me to take to that summit … We are working through those issues with our Cabinet and with our colleagues. I simply say to everyone that net zero was an outcome that I outlined at the beginning of this year, consistent with our Paris commitments. The challenge is not about the ‘if’ and the ‘when’, the challenge is about the ‘how’. I’m very focused on the ‘how’ because the global changes that are happening in our economy because of the response to climate change have a real impact. The plan that I'm taking forward is about ensuring that our regions are strong, that our regions’ jobs are not only protected but they have opportunities for the future. It's not just about hitting net zero. That's an important environmental goal but what's important is that Australia's economy goes from strength to strength, and the livelihoods and the lives that Australians know, particularly in rural and regional areas, can go forward with hope and with confidence. That's what my plan will be all about, and I look forward to furthering those discussions in the weeks ahead.”




 














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