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Hopes sink for Qld quarantine facility

Mark Ludlow
Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief

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The millionaire Wagner family and Queensland government have written off the prospects of a privately-funded quarantine camp in Toowoomba after Prime Minister Scott Morrison again refused to endorse the plan.

After National Cabinet on Friday, Mr Morrison left the door open for a possible co-investment with the Victorian government for its $200 million 500-bed quarantine facility north of Melbourne, but not other state-based facilities, such as those in Queensland.

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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com

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