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Australians evacuated from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China will no longer be charged $1,000, with the Treasurer blaming "incorrect advice" from bureaucrats for the mix-up.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-02/government-blames-dfat-for-coronavirus-charge-mix-up/11921846
They probably realised that their shitty anti-humanitarian policy of charging evacuees $1,000 might actually make Australians think twice about voting for them.
On top of all the recent missteps by the government over the bushfires and sports rorts, they probably realised they needed to hold back in this case.