Brisbane quarantine hub receives green light
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Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has welcomed the news that the proposed quarantine site on Commonwealth land near Brisbane Airport has been deemed a viable option, adding that it must be “built as soon as possible.”
According to a feasibility study, the Damascus Barracks site at Pinkenba, about eight kilometres northeast of the city’s CBD, is a suitable option for a new dedicated quarantine site, but any facility would not open until early next year.
After months of agitation by Queensland for a regional facility near Toowoomba, the federal government floated the site as its preferred location for a quarantine hub in late June.
Paraphrased or verballed? Labor s claim about Scott Morrison and Wellcamp Airport misses the mark
Federal Labor politicians claim Scott Morrison rejected the idea of using Wellcamp Airport near Toowoomba as a quarantine facility because its runway isn t big enough for jets. But RMIT ABC Fact Check could find no record of the Prime Minister saying such a thing. 16 July 2021
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The Premier has told Labor’s state conference she’s still waiting for a straight answer from the Prime Minister about the Toowoomba quarantine camp plan.