With tens of thousands of stranded Australians desperate to come home for Christmas, a Federal MP is proposing the establishment of a 'quarantine hub' in a city hard-hit by the pandemic.
A Federal MP is calling for a quarantine hub to be established in Far North Queensland to help Australians stranded overseas get back home in time for Christmas.Tens of thousands of Australians want to come home from overseasHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said
Far North Queensland Federal MP Warren Entsch said Cairns, where many hotels were empty because of travel restrictions, was well positioned to become a quarantine hub.
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