Scott Morrison says he wants all Australians who want to return from overseas back home within two months, but it will be dependent on flights and "cooperation from state and territory governments".
Here's a summary of what happened on Friday:
- National Cabinet agreed to increase the returning travellers cap and it's also looking at developing a plan for alternative quarantine arrangements.
- Police in Victoria clashed with hundreds of anti-coronavirus lockdown demonstrators outside Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.
- Victoria recorded just one new coronavirus case and no deaths. Metropolitan Melbourne's 14-day rolling average for new cases is now 5.5, while regional Victoria's is 0.3. The statewide average is 5.8.
- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said an outbreak in Preston wouldn't derail restrictions.
- NSW recorded zero local community cases for the second time this week. Seven new COVID-19 infections were detected among returned travellers in quarantine.
