VIC Government to build $200m quarantine facility

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The Victorian Government is moving ahead with plans to build a 500-bed cabin-style quarantine facility at Donnybrook Road, Mickelham – north of Melbourne. The facility is estimated to cost $200 million to build and the federal government has been called upon to fund the facility:

“It’s clear the virus will be with us for some time,” Acting Premier James Merlino said.

Mr Merlino said the detailed proposal had been sent through to the Commonwealth.

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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.