Former prime minister Julia Gillard is one of many overseas arrivals sent to hotel quarantine in Adelaide despite having prior approval to isolate at home.
Passengers 'cut adrift'
He completed all his necessary testing and pre-approval paperwork before arriving in SA via Doha on the same flight as Ms Gillard.He is fully vaccinated and was prepared to quarantine at home — but that quickly changed. He said the most official communication he had received since arriving at the hotel was from his home quarantine app, which he had initiated in anticipation of being at home.
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