Deputy Premier Steven Miles has doubled down on Queensland’s refusal to pay the hotel quarantine bill demanded by New South Wales.
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is demanding $30 million compensation for processing Queensland residents in its quarantine centres.
Queensland is still holding out, refusing to pay up until the federal government approves a quarantine centre near Toowoomba. Steven Miles refers to the healthcare bill, which ratifies an agreement that the state is to fund the service itself.