The Queensland government has said it should have acted sooner to establish a state quarantine facility. 9News
Despite the hefty taxpayer-funded price tag, the centre will fall into disuse within days, just months after opening.restrictions last year could have been improved, the commissioning of the quarantine facility was necessary at the time.The state government has declared it no longer needs designated quarantine facilities just months after opening the $220 million Wellcamp centre.
Residents have nicknamed the 1000-bed hub "Wastecamp", as the federally funded Pinkenba facility, which also cost hundreds of millions of dollars, sits idle nearby. The Wagner family now own the Wellcamp facility, accommodation built next to their airport and entertainment precinct."If Scott Morrison hadn't turned it into political football we would have actually had it built long before we did."
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