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Wellcamp report finds failings on transparency, value

An audit report criticises the Queensland government's transparency on the cost and value of its Wellcamp quarantine facility but the premier remains defiant.

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$300k per patient: Queensland auditor general questions decision to build $223m Wellcamp quarantine centre

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she doesn’t ‘have a crystal ball’, but report points to signs quarantine was about to ease

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Wellcamp fails on transparency, value for money: report

A report calls for more transparency after a probe of Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility, but the premier doesn't regret building the controversial site.

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Meat processing industry says quarantine facility good short-term solution for housing workers

The Wellcamp quarantine facility cost taxpayers more than $220 million but will no longer be used by the state government. The agricultural industry says it has potential as a short-term fix to workers' housing woes.

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Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility contract will not be renewed by Queensland government

The 1000-bed quarantine facility cost taxpayers more than $220 million in set-up and running costs last year, but only about 730 people ever stayed there.

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How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

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Door open to use Qld's Wellcamp for homes

The empty 1000-bed quarantine facility could house vulnerable people from the surrounding area, the state's housing minister says.

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Not sensible to own quarantine centre: Qld

The Queensland government will mothball the Wellcamp quarantine facility next month, despite having a lease until April.

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Queensland quarantine facility to close

Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility is to stop accepting guests, with the $200 million complex no longer required amid the changing COVID-19 response.

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Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility costing Queensland government more than $220 million after figures released in budget estimates hearing

The Deputy Premier reveals how much taxpayers paid to set up and run the controversial privately owned Wellcamp quarantine facility on the Darling Downs.

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Qld defends $40m hotel quarantine spend

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles says criticising government spending on hotel quarantine is like "throwing rocks from the cheap seats."

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Qld premier defends almost empty Wellcamp

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended the Wellcamp quarantine facility amid reports seven people are staying at the $49 million camp.

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Wellcamp quarantine camp could be used for returning cruise ship passengers who have tested positive to COVID-19

The Queensland opposition is criticising a suggestion by the Attorney-General that the Wellcamp quarantine facility could be used for COVID-positive cruise ship passengers.

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Qld quarantine hotels cost $500,000 a day

Contractual obligations and regional provision have pushed Queensland to a $27 million spend on hotel quarantine since opening its Wellcamp facility in February

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Private healthcare providers say they were left in the dark over Wellcamp's medical services contract

Annastacia Palaszczuk said a contract for the Wellcamp quarantine facility was awarded to Aspen Medical without going to tender because no-one else could do the job – but some private healthcare providers are challenging this.

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Qld auditor general to probe Wellcamp

Queensland's auditor-general will probe the cost of the Wellcamp quarantine facility as the state records another five COVID-19 deaths and 4571 new cases.

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Qld govt stays mum on Wellcamp lease cost

The Queensland government says the cost of leasing the Wellcamp quarantine facility is confidential, as the Liberal National Party calls for a probe.

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The Queensland government is spruiking its new Wellcamp COVID-19 quarantine facility. But who is it for?

Queensland's Wellcamp COVID-19 quarantine hub, just outside of Toowoomba, is operational. But with another facility in the works, do we really need two, and why is the government being so cagey on its costings? Your questions answered.

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Queensland's Wellcamp facility opens as COVID-19 hotel quarantine program ends

Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility is officially opened outside of Toowoomba as the state closes its COVID-19 hotel quarantine program and prepares for more international arrivals.

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Queensland records deadliest day of the pandemic with 21 COVID-19 deaths and 8,508 new cases

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says Queensland has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 21 people dying of COVID-19 as 8,508 new cases are confirmed in the latest reporting period.

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First guests set for Qld quarantine centre

Queensland's regional Wellcamp quarantine facility will welcome its first guests on Saturday.

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Queensland's Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility to take first arrivals this weekend

The quarantine camp near Toowoomba is finally ready for its first guests — a small group of unvaccinated international travellers who have flown into Brisbane.

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Queensland records nine COVID-19 deaths, 16,812 new cases and plans for Wellcamp quarantine facility announced

There are 850 people in hospital being treated for the virus, including 48 in an intensive care unit.

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