Confusion reigns over Australian coronavirus school closures after Morrison press conference

The prime minister appeared at odds with NSW, Victoria and the ACT, who made unilateral announcements on Sunday

Schools will close in Victoria and the ACT on Tuesday, but apparently not in other states before the looming Easter break, while registered and licensed clubs, licensed premises in hotels and pubs, entertainment venues and cinemas, casinos and nightclubs will all close from midday on Monday, under new arrangements agreed between Scott Morrison and the premiers.

After a meeting of the national cabinet on Sunday night, the prime minister insisted that schools needed to remain open, and he declared that all states, including Victoria, which has truncated the current term to allow a closure from Tuesday, would reopen for term two, subject to medical advice at that time.

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