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Australian prime minister Scott Morrison is speaking now in Canberra. He says that in response to the incident in the US today, and the breach of the Capitol building, Australia has updated its travel advice. It was already at do not travel due to Covid-19.
Morrison added:
We hope for a peaceful and stable transition of government to the new administration elected by the American people.
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An ACT politician is in quarantine in Western Australia after accidentally breaching border rules, the ABC has reported.
ACT Liberal MLA Mark Paton travelled from Canberra to regional WA on Monday to visit his mother, despite having been in NSW in the past 14 days. He said on Facebook:
“I feel pretty stupid. I take COVID very seriously, and am very sorry for this oversight.
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