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The 15 failures of Victoria's hotel quarantine program

From the lack of an obvious leader to a belated sense of accountability from the minister responsible, Victoria's hotel quarantine system was a failure on multiple levels.

Tom BurtonGovernment editor

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After weeks of hearings and nearly 300,000 pages of documents, what went wrong with Victoria's quarantine program is clear for all to see:

1. A seeding ground

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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com

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