Premiers are being pushed to drop COVID-19 testing requirements for interstate travel this Christmas, part of plans to cut long queues and speed up the use of rapid detection technology.
Major delays for summer travellers prompted national cabinet to reconsider the need for negative test results before moving across state borders, amid a surge in infections from the omicron variant.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
