House debates

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Quarantine

2:14 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

Today, the Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has announced that construction has begun on a fit-for-purpose quarantine facility at Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba, one that will be up and running before the end of the year. No less a document than the Constitution tells us that quarantine is a Commonwealth responsibility. Isn't the only reason that Queensland has been forced to go it alone because the Prime Minister wouldn't do his job?

2:15 pm

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

No.