Minister for Regional Education, Senator Bridget McKenzie, recently held a Virtual Roundtable meeting which I attended with Jacinta Collins from NCEC to discuss nationally consistent arrangements for boarding school students impacted by COVID-19.

The meeting gave participants the opportunity to provide their insights on management of COVID-19 border restrictions, discuss issues arising from recent state and territory border decisions and share their thoughts on any possible solutions.

Participants were also encouraged to share data and views on any key issues and difficulties with data collection. Senator McKenzie is hoping to develop and seek national agreement on a set of principles to guide the movement of boarding school students across LGAs and State/Territory borders.