A last-minute dispute is dragging out negotiations between the federal and Victorian governments to build a new quarantine facility near Avalon Airport. quarantine auspol springst
A last-minute dispute is dragging out negotiations between the federal and Victorian governments to build a new quarantine facility near Avalon Airport so it can house 500 travellers and add to the existing hotel quarantine regime.
Mr Morrison has sent a Memorandum of Understanding to Victorian Acting Premier James Merlino with federal commitments on the cost of the construction, which could start in September in the hope of finishing in January next year. If built, the new centre would be the first federally-funded quarantine facility for the pandemic since Mr Morrison committed $500 million to expand the Howard Springs camp outside Darwin, which differs from hotel quarantine because it has open air between cabins and rooms.
“I think Howard Springs is probably the facility that everyone looks to as the model, and, you know, the more of those the better. This will not be the last of this pandemic and there will be more pandemics to come.“Labor deputy leader Richard Marles criticised Mr Morrison for taking too long to commit to the Victorian proposal, saying the country should allow “the bulk of the work” to be done by purpose-built quarantine facilities.
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