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ARTICLE · 29 APRIL 2020

COVID-19: The rules for visiting partners

Discussion & opinion on the COVID-19 rules for visiting partners.

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In the final days of March, in address to the nation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged the fear and uncertainty being experienced by many Australians during the current coronavirus pandemic, and said compassionately: "No Australian should have to go through this alone."

Shortly after, strict social distancing regulations came into place, effectively limiting our access to the people we love. States and Territories have been left to implement their own measures under broad federal guidelines, and it's well documented that many of these have been vague. But one issue that is causing many couples around Australia a great deal of uncertainty is the question: Can you visit a partner you don't actually live with?

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