With nine apartment towers and 3,000 people in lockdown, the Victorian Government’s handling of coronavirus quarantining was a hot topic on Monday’s Q+A before leading into a discussion about racism and cancel-culture.
Key points:
- Victoria’s quarantining of returned travellers was disparaged by Christopher Pyne
- Debate raged over whether the measures now in place in Victoria were too harsh
- One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was attacked for statements she made on Nine’s Today Show
Former Liberal MP Christopher Pyne questioned why Victoria had used security guards to manage hotel quarantine, rather than relying on health officials or the police force in the first instance, as they were doing now.
“In South Australia, at the hotel quarantines, we have not just security guards, but also South Australian Police Force, public health nurses, doctors from the Department of Health, public servants — I mean, it’s a whole full-court press,” Mr Pyne said.
“My understanding is that, in Victoria, they’ve mainly been managed by the security firms, and (they) have said they’ve had very little training in terms