Indigenous leaders praise virus travel ban

Indigenous leaders are urging politicians not to ease travel restrictions on remote areas too quickly.

Aboriginal groups in Western Australia are confident the coronavirus travel bans are keeping their communities safe.

Families are also reconnecting and children learning cultural lessons, which they have not seen for a long time.

"It's been a good outcome in their eyes," Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt told ABC radio on Tuesday.

"So I suspect there will be some communities that will still want to insist on isolating themselves even if the biosecurity restrictions are lifted."