Queensland Mothballs $223 Million Quarantine Camp Just 6 Months After Opening

Queensland Mothballs $223 Million Quarantine Camp Just 6 Months After Opening
A lady is seen going for her morning walk wearing her mask at Southbank, Brisbane in Australia on Sept. 29, 2021. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
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The Queensland state government will shutter a $223 million (US$154.6 million) COVID-19 quarantine facility in Wellcamp, west of Toowoomba, just six months after it was opened.

In the same announcement, Deputy Premier Steven Miles said another multi-million dollar, federal government-funded quarantine facility in Pinkenba, Brisbane—due to be finalised in a few weeks—would not be opened.

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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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