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Victorian government flips on multimillion-dollar ‘hot’ hotel contract – The Age
Government review commissioned months after it signed multimillion-dollar contract on hotel quarantine found CBD ‘hot’ hotel was not fit for purpose.
The Andrews government went on the front foot to defend its revamped hotels program on Friday, which is currently housing 107 community members, frontline workers and returned travellers infected with coronavirus.
The program was switched to Attorney-General Jill Hennessy’s Justice Department in July and Ms Hennessy on Friday said it was under “strong and accountable leadership” and had not seen a worker infected in more than four weeks.
Privately contracted “floor monitors” were hastily stood…
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