Australia s Sunshine State has given away a $220 million (US$146 million) taxpayer-funded quarantine facility after it housed just 730 travellers over a 14-month period. The cost equates to around $300,000 per person. The Queensland Labor government will return control of the facility to the Wagner Corporation upon expiration of the lease, who will then run [ ]
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