Australia, after the "reopening" the debate shifts to immigration

A group of women eating pizza and drinking wine at a restaurant in Bondi Beach, Sydney.

A group of women eating pizza and drinking wine at a restaurant in Bondi Beach, Sydney. Source: AAP

While economic activities resume step by step following the easing of the lockdown, Australian politicians open the debate on the future and on the numbers of immigration for the revitalisation of the country after the coronavirus emergency.


Meanwhile, the infections continue to fall, but some outbreaks are worrying Victorians. We talked about it with Australian politics correspondent, Paul Scutti.

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