The man responsible for enforcing Australia's international borders has pushed back against growing calls to establish a federal quarantine facility for returning travellers.
The man responsible for enforcing Australia's international borders has pushed back against growing calls to establish a federal quarantine facility for returning travellers.The Commonwealth has imposed a weekly cap on returning Australians to ease pressure on hotel quarantine systems run by the states.
Mr Outram said the ABF was working with the states to maximise hotel quarantine capacity, with about 12,000 beds available at any one time."But it's not enough if I'm being honest," he said. But Mr Outram insisted business travellers did not take precedence over people travelling on compassionate grounds.
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