The health of society’s youngest members is an emotive issue at the best of times, let alone in a pandemic, so it won’t surprise that it’s become a lightning rod in ongoing debates.
The health of society’s youngest members is an emotive issue at the best of times, let alone in a pandemic, so it won’t surprise that it’s become a lightning rod in ongoing debates.
Director of the Burnet Institute Professor Brendan Crabb says purpose-built facilities are needed to solve Australia’s “leaky” hotel quarantine system.
The Victorian Government has been locked in discussions with the federal government over the construction of a quarantine facility on the outskirts of Melbourne with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirming on Thursday that a decision on the proposal was “imminent”.
Pointing to the Victorian outbreak which originated from South Australia, Professor Crabb says national solutions need to be implemented to further reinforce Australia’s quarantine systems.
“It’d be fantastic because the hotel system is leaky, we’ve had 18 leaks in the last six months throughout Australia and the main reason for that is that hotels aren’t fit for purpose,” he said.
“It’d be fabulous to have a purpose-built facility, but I will say it still needs to be a national solution somehow because a fantastic facility in Victoria would not ha