Military facilities 'not appropriate' to be used as quarantine centres: PM
Speaking after National Cabinet today, Scott Morrison said that option had been ruled out.
"The suggestion that defence facilities can be used as immigration facilities, they've all been assessed before," he said.
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The quarantine facility in Howard Springs where returning Australians from India will be housed.(Ben Sale)
"They've been ruled as inappropriate. They're not there sitting idle and otherwise used for that purpose."
He said that hotel quarantine had thus far been "enormously successful".
"That's been over one of the most intense periods of demand and stress on the system," he said.