National cabinet set to cap arrivals to Australia as states look to charge for hotel quarantine

Gladys Berejiklian’s comments about charging herald a wider push from leaders to limit arrivals

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  • The Morrison government will move to lower the cap on numbers of people arriving in Australia and New South Wales has proposed charging international arrivals – including Australians returning home – for hotel quarantine.

    NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said her government is “seriously considering” charging arrivals ahead of a national cabinet meeting on Friday which will discuss limiting arrivals to prevent hotel quarantine becoming overrun.

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