Australia's national cabinet to discuss tougher border processes 'in context of UK variant'

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The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has called a snap meeting of national cabinet to discuss a proposal to strengthen the Covid safety" of international travel to Australia given the emergence of a virus variant in the UK which spreads more quickly.

The prime minister will meet with state and territory leaders on Friday morning to discuss a proposal from the national expert medical panel, the AHPPC, to strengthen the Covid safety of end to end international travel processes".