Dannii Minogue’s quarantine exemption sparked traveller anger and police confusion

The documents show Queensland Health was approached in late June by an “independent third party”, requesting approval to manage Minogue’s quarantine at a private residence.

The proposal put forward included 24/7 security, logging all arrivals and departures, a COVID-safe plan, a transit plan between the airport and home address, and COVID-19 test results sent to the Gold Coast Public Health Unit.

At the time, Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said some people in the film and TV industry, as well as a number of other groups including consular officials and defence personnel, had been allowed to avoid mandatory hotel stays if they had a suitable place to quarantine.

The initial request for Minogue to quarantine at home was put…