Debt collectors called in as state chases $40m in unpaid quarantine bills
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.
Hotel quarantine
Stories about Covid-19 hotel quarantine.
Hotel quarantine guests still being chased for unpaid bills
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.
Adventure is out there: Call for women to explore ‘coolest place on Earth’
Want a career that will take you to the “coolest place on Earth”? The Antarctic Women’s Network is working to boost confidence in Tasmanian women to take on a career in the Antarctic sector.
‘Pay their bills:’ NSW’s call to rival state
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has put the Queensland government on notice over an outstanding $105m hotel quarantine bill for returning passengers during the pandemic.
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‘Important win’ in hotel quarantine class action
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Hotel quarantine staff partied during lockdown
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‘Cheaper to buy each one a mansion’: $40m to quarantine 12 people
Queensland taxpayers have shelled out $40 million to keep the state’s hotel quarantine system running while it was used to house just 12 people – and a purpose-built facility sat empty.
$60m of unpaid hotel quarantine bills in NSW
There is almost $60 million in unpaid hotel quarantine bills in NSW. See what power NSW Revenue has to make people pay.
15k in limbo as quarantine nightmare drags on
Queenslanders who spent time in hotel quarantine during the pandemic are still being burdened by the billing process due to lengthy delays.
Passengers moved onshore after cruise’s Covid outbreak
At least 20 passengers and crew aboard a vessel docked in Darwin were taken into hotel quarantine following an outbreak of Covid-19.
NSW Premier scraps last major Covid rule
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‘You’ve destroyed people’: Qld Health’s heartless mistake
Seven months after a bungled end of life visit to his dying dad in the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Stuart McPhie has been issued a “heartless” $3220 bill from Queensland Health.
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