Health restrictions changed across the country on Friday, as state and territory leaders announced their response to the national cabinet’s new rules for testing, isolating, and defining a close contact.
While the purpose of the guidelines is to offer a degree of national consistency as Australia battles the omicron outbreak, public health orders still differ across states and territories.
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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
