Anthony Albanese resists growing pressure to extend pandemic leave payments

Ministers have suggested states should pick up the cost of Covid leave payments as calls grow for support to continue

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Anthony Albanese has continued to dig in against calls to extend pandemic leave payments, while his ministers have argued states should take up the slack from the federal government.

Albanese was due to leave the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji on Friday, flying back into a storm of controversy, with unions, many states and some Labor MPs calling to extend pandemic payments to help casual workers self-isolate and prevent the spread of Covid.

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