A group of health professionals have lobbied the national cabinet to re-negotiate a return back to school as normal, as Queensland forges ahead with its plan to hold students back by two weeks.
In an open letter, the health professionals voiced that delaying school starting would only result in ‘anxiety and harm.
While Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not directly criticised Queensland, he has suggested the Omicron wave is unavoidable.
The Queensland government plans to push the opening date to flatten out spread of the virus.