Victorian Government Fast-Tracks Bill Charging Returnees in Hotel Quarantine

Victorian Government Fast-Tracks Bill Charging Returnees in Hotel Quarantine
Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 23, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
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The Victorian government has fast-tracked a bill through the legislative assembly of state Parliament that will see hotel quarantine guests pay around $3,000 for a mandatory two-week stay in Melbourne.

A revamped version of the hotel quarantine program is now into its second day, and 235 people have successfully landed in the state capital so far. Overseas returnees have arrived on flights from Colombo, Doha, Hong Kong, Manilla, Singapore, and Tokyo.