Prime Minister Scott Morrison says work is underway to ensure the reopening of schools for the new year is harmonised across the country.
by the state in addition to the 50 million already in reserve, which would be "crucial to ensure that we get kids back to school day one, term one".
"Our objective is go back, stay back, day one term one," Mr Morrison told reporters in Canberra on Monday.He said the Omicron variant case rate would peak at different times across the country. "It's related to balancing the wider aspects and the importance of face-to-face learning in schools with the risk of COVID."
"We need kids back at school because it also has very significant impacts on the workforce availability - particularly in the health sector," he said.