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Earlier, Scott Morrison made a point of foreshadowing his plans to take leave at the end of next week.
That is a marked contrast from a year ago when he did not announce his holiday plans and when his office initially denied rumours of a Hawaii holiday - something that became a story as the bushfire crisis worsened. (Morrison later issued a statement saying he deeply regretted “any offence caused to any of the many Australians affected by the terrible bushfires by my taking leave with family at this time”.)
At the end of next week, from the following weekend I will be taking a week’s leave. The acting prime minister will be the deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, and he will continue in that role over the course of the week.
The snap closure of state borders and re-imposition of mandatory quarantine periods for interstate travelers has had an immediate impact on Sydney Festival 2021.
Three productions have already been dropped from the schedule.
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