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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a snap meeting of National Cabinet as calls grow for the return of pandemic leave payments amid a winter surge of Omicron cases. Australians are still required to isolate for seven days if they are diagnosed with COVID-19, but support pay ended at the start of July. This means many workers, including those on casual arrangements, are forced to face a week without any income, amid an ongoing cost of living crisis.Credit 9 News Australia