Scott Morrison silent on open border benchmark.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to reveal the benchmark for reopening the international border, saying only that restrictions will remain in place until it is safe to do anything different.
"It's not safe to take those next steps right now, it's not. But we'll keep working on what the next steps are," he told reporters in Queensland on Monday.
The prime minister is taking comfort in broad support for the closed border.
Scott Morrison rejects calls for quicker Australia border reopening, citing ‘cautious approach’ https://t.co/2aqVkNPOxs
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 17, 2021
Three in four people believe Australia's international border should remain closed until at least the middle of next year.
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