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Andrew Brown

Paid pandemic leave extended indefinitely

Paid pandemic leave for COVID-19 positive workers will be extended indefinitely, national cabinet has agreed.

The payments for infected people while they are away from work, which were set to expire at the end of the month, will remain in place as long as mandatory isolation periods are in effect.

The extension comes following the latest national cabinet meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state and territory leaders on Wednesday.

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