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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is on RN Breakfast this morning, responding to some of the criticism raised on the government’s decisions to introduce entry restrictions on travellers from China.

Chalmers repeated his line that he didn’t think the measures were “especially onerous”, regardless of the pressures on the Chinese health system (RAT tests need to be ratified by a health professional under these measures)

I think countries will make their own decisions about travel arrangements and how they manage COVID. More broadly, we’ve been pretty clear we’ve taken this decision out of an abundance of caution. I don’t think it’s an especially onerous requirement to be frank, and it’s consistent with the steps being taken in other countries.

We’ve said for some time that we think it’s in Australia’s national interest interest to stabilize that relationship. There has been some welcomed developments on that front but we’re realistic about it too. You know, managing the relationship with China is a complex task. It’s a difficult task. Nobody pretends it’s easy. There will be bumps along the road. But our objective remains pretty clear and consistent.