Stories about Covid-19 hotel quarantine.
Three out of four of Victoria’s Covid-related class actions remain ongoing five years on from the pandemic as thousands seek damages over the alleged unlawfulness of lockdowns and hotel quarantine failings.
The Business Council of Australia review has revealed South Australia is the best place in the country to do business while Victoria is the worst — and if the Allan government doesn’t cut regulations and taxes, more businesses will shift their investment interstate.
A grandma who missed her grandson’s funeral has opened up about her painful journey.
The state government may have dodged a bullet when criminal charges over the bungled hotel quarantine program were dropped, but if a looming class action succeeds, it may become the biggest in Victorian history.
This week a Victorian politician was axed for “inappropriate behaviour”. It’s the latest in a long list of political scandals ranging from allegations of branch stacking to a hotel quarantine disaster that have played out in recent years. See the list.
Criminal charges against Victoria’s health department over the bungled hotel quarantine program have been dropped with the workplace regulator saying it’s “deeply disappointed” by the decision.
Queensland is still refusing to pay its $105 million hotel quarantine bill it owes NSW from the Covid-19 pandemic- enough money to employ some 200 nurses. Here’s the latest in the stalemate.
Steven Miles ripped up a bill for Queensland’s hotel quarantine costs in a 2021 stunt
Queensland Health is still chasing tens of millions of dollars worth of unpaid hotel quarantine bills. See the state-by-state breakdown of debts owed here.
The Victorian government has warned debts must be paid as it chases up thousands of people who skipped on their bill when they stayed in quarantine hotels.
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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has put the Queensland government on notice over an outstanding $105m hotel quarantine bill for returning passengers during the pandemic.
The Premier defence of her government’s decision to spend $223m on the Wellcamp quarantine facility has been slammed by the Opposition. It comes as a report criticised the state’s failure to consider all other options.
Incoming Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has been urged to review the case of a Gold Coast woman still being pursued for payment after a ‘nightmare’ quarantine experience. This is her story.
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