National cabinet has agreed to end mandatory isolation requirements for COVID-19.
First ministers met at Canberra this week and decided that effective October 14, each jurisdiction implements the change via relevant public health legislation.
National cabinet agreed to the end the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment effective the same date.
“To protect the most vulnerable and those in high-risk settings, the National Cabinet agreed to continue targeted financial support for casual workers, on the same basis as the PLDP, for workers in aged care, disability care, Aboriginal healthcare and hospital care sectors,” the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement.
“The new payment will be funded 50:50 between the Commonwealth and States and Territories, with final details including eligibility and compliance to be released by Services Australia.
“These arrangements will be reviewed at the December meeting of National Cabinet.”
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