Steven Miles' pledge to tear up a $30m hotel quarantine bill sent by New South Wales has been dealt a blow following revelations Jackie Trad agreed to pay the cost during national crisis talks held just weeks before she was deposed.
The Sunday-Mail can reveal Ms Trad was among the nation's Treasurers who, at a Board of Treasurers meeting on April 1, agreed that states would fund the costs of hotel quarantine accommodation.
Mr Miles has since reneged on that pledge, filming a video of himself tearing up the invoice and insisting the state won't pay until the Commonwealth develops a national approach to quarantine.