States introduce tougher border rules as Scott Morrison urges them to ‘not get spooked’ by Omicron
by Daniel Hurst and Elias Visontay from on (#5SG90)
Prime minister tells states to hold tight on border closures as Dominic Perrottet increases fines for isolation breaches and Tasmania introduces tough restrictions
The New South Wales government has introduced new testing measures and increased fines for returned international travellers who breach new Omicron isolation rules, hours after Scott Morrison urged premiers to not get spooked" by the new variant.
On Tuesday evening, as NSW Health confirmed the Omicron strain had been detected in a fifth returned traveller in the state, the premier, Dominic Perrottet, announced fines for breaching the 72-hour home isolation requirement, introduced in response to the variant, would rise to $5,000, up from $1,000.
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