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Deputy premier says Qld will refuse to pay NSW $30 million quarantine bill
Queensland will refuse to pay a $30 million quarantine bill to NSW unless the prime minister approves the state’s proposal for a purpose-built quarantine facility.
The 1000-bed site proposed by the Palaszczuk government would be based in the outskirts of Toowoomba and paid for by construction company Wagners.
But the project is unable to go ahead without the approval of the federal government, which has consistently voiced its preference to host overseas travellers in centralised hotels.
On Wednesday, deputy premier Steven Miles told…
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