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A state push for a bigger quarantine regime has sparked a row with Prime Minister Scott Morrison over the road map to open the nationâs borders, as a top business chief calls for a faster plan even if some people die.
Mr Morrison infuriated critics by dismissing a Queensland proposal to build a new quarantine centre that could ease the load on other states, with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson calling him âbloody-mindedâ for refusing to budge.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Toowoomba is not the right place for a quarantine centre.
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While the federal government assumes the borders will stay closed until the middle of next year, Virgin chief executive Jane Hrdlicka said the country should speed up that plan as people were vaccinated.
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IPSWICHâS elected representatives all came to the same table this week to discuss the growing cityâs needs and priorities in a âuniqueâ initiative designed to build better bonds between all levels of government.
The forum was spearheaded by division 1 Councillor Jacob Madsen, who moved a motion at a January council meeting for councillors and the regionâs state and federal politicians to meet once every three months.
âThe year 2020 was a disruptive year in many ways, and as a means to improve discourse between the three levels of government in Ipswich it is necessary to facilitate greater working relationships to ensure collaborative problem solving and effective advocacy for Ipswich,â he said in January.