Noosa News
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…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoDangerous storm pounds south-east Queensland with giant hail, blackouts and widespread damage
-
Noosa News24 hours agoDarkness rolls over Brisbane in brief-but-mighty storm
-
General22 hours agoBureau of Meteorology boss reveals website rebuild ‘approved and funded’ by Turnbull government
-
Noosa News24 hours agoTeenager bitten by crocodile while fishing with friends south of Cairns