Australian Economy

60 Minutes does Melbourne’s hotel quarantine catastrophe

Leith van Onselen
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
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60 Minutes has done a terrific job exposing the Andrews Government’s hotel quarantine failure, which has caused the disastrous COVID-19 outbreak across Victoria and the East Coast.

The report highlights the shambolic scheme in all of its entirety, including:

  • Use of untrained (low wage) guards.
  • Lack of PPE use (instructed by the Victorian Government).
  • Zero testing of guests for COVID-19.
  • Security guards sleeping on the job.
  • Security guards socialising with each other and letting guests out.
  • Guards sleeping with guests.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.