Prime Minister Scott Morrison is wrong when he says Australia does not have quarantine facilities for international students, according to accommodation companies that say there 5500 empty rooms in three cities ideal for quarantine.

Craig Carracher, CEO of Scape, the country's biggest private provider of student accommodation, said he has repeatedly told Mr Morrison and Education Minister Dan Tehan, that his company alone could take 3500 students immediately. Unilodge, another big provider has 2000 empty rooms.