Omicron: Scott Morrison rules out making rapid COVID-19 tests free despite pleas from small business

Finn McHugh
Jasper Lindell
Updated January 4 2022 - 7:51am, first published 5:30am

Small businesses are warning they could be forced to close their doors again, as the federal government rules out making rapid antigen tests free.

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Finn McHugh

Finn McHugh

Federal Political Reporter

Finn McHugh has been federal political reporter for The Canberra Times since July 2021. He joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 2019 where he was executive producer of Sky News's AM Agenda, before joining NCA NewsWire as a federal political reporter. He has previously interned at the Kuwait Times.

Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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