SYDNEY—Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the nation’s political leaders want to move to a new phase of living with COVID-19 as though it were the flu, but would consult health experts. A day after meeting with the national cabinet of state and federal leaders, Morrison told reporters on Saturday morning they had discussed moving to “Phase D” of the national pandemic response plan. “Our airports are open again, international arrivals can come, there are waivers now on quarantine for people returning, so we are pretty much in Phase D,” he said. The leaders wanted to drop the isolation requirement for close contacts of COVID-19 cases and would seek further advice on this from an expert panel, he said. The isolation rule was “starving businesses of staff,” said Morrison, whose conservative government faces an election in May. “We believe we are pretty much in Phase D now, there are a …