Thousands of fans would be able to attend sporting events again and limits on the numbers of people in indoor venues would be scrapped under relaxations of coronavirus rules flagged today.
Key points:
- The PM says socially-distanced crowds of 10,000 could soon go to concerts and sporting matches
- The 100-person rule on indoor gatherings will be removed
- All states and territories are on track to complete to move to the new rules next month
Speaking after a National Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said states were working toward rules which would let stadiums capable of seating up to 40,000 people host crowds of up to 10,000
He said states and territories were on track to implement the changes in July.
The changes would apply to events like sporting matches, concerts and festivals, though venues would only be able to seat 25 per cent of their capacity.
"It would have to be a large, open area. There would need to be seats at the appropriate distance. It would need to be ticketed, so people would be able to understand who was in attendance at that event," Mr Morrison said.
Mr Morrison said venues with capacities of more than 40,000 people could be allowed to fill a quarter of their seats, but said the details of that were still being worked out in conjunction with chief health officers around the country.
"When you're up above 40,000, you've got more than 10,000 people going to a gathering, that has implications for the egress and access of and to those premises, public transport crushes, all those sorts of things," he said.
"That will require much more significant work."
Outdoor festivals will be allowed, but they will need to offer seating to patrons.
"If we're talking about large folk festivals where people roam around from tent to tent, and gathering to gathering, that is not something that is being talked about here," Mr Morrison said.
The changes will be implemented as states move to ease restrictions at their own pace.
Today's National Cabinet meeting heard that all states and territories were on track to complete the move to the new stage three restrictions next month.
Protests condemned despite new crowd rules
A limit of 100 people on indoor gatherings will also be scrapped, with no limit on numbers, but a requirement that venues allow for four square metres of space per person.
Mr Morrison said that would allow for weddings, funerals and other indoor events to only be limited by the size of their venue, but said nightclubs would remain shut.
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said even though governments around Australia would soon move to allow stadiums to reopen and allow socially-distant crowds to gather, it was not acceptable for protesters to flout health restrictions.
"Events where you have a large number of people who don't know each other, and who we can't contact-trace easily or track, are one of the highest-risk events," he said.
"These sort of events really are dangerous."
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against Indigenous deaths in custody last weekend, and one person has since tested positive for COVID-19.
"We saw in Victoria that one of the people who was at the event potentially could have been infectious," Professor Murphy said.
"We won't know for another week or so whether that has led to any spike in cases in that state."
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