Tom Hanks Sparks Quarantine Debate in Queensland, Australia

Tom Hanks Sparks Quarantine Debate in Queensland, Australia
(L-R) Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on Feb. 09, 2020 in Hollywood, Calif. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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The return of oscar winning actor Tom Hanks to Australia sparked a debate in Queensland parliament on Sept. 9 between Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Liberal National Party parliamentarians over Queensland’s mandatory quarantine program.

American Actor, Hanks, 64 arrived at Coolangatta’s Gold Coast Airport in Queensland on Sept. 8 to resume filming for director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, five months of testing positive for COVID-19.