Isolation requirements and pandemic leave payments will be at the top of the agenda when federal, state and territory leaders meet for national cabinet.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will host his colleagues in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, where state premiers will push to shorten the COVID-19 isolation time from seven to five days.
But while the federal government will be responsive to the health advice, Australians should not expect the emergency payments to go on forever, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said.
