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Vic hotel quarantine inquiry unable to identify single source of fatal decision

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The Honourable Jennifer Coate AO during COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry in Melbourne, July 20, 2020. Source: AAP

Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry has been unable to identify a single individual or agency responsible for the fatal decision to use private security guards.


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By Abbie O'Brien, Gareth Boreham

Presented by Hisaaki Nagao

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Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry has been unable to identify a single individual or agency responsible for the fatal decision to use private security guards.


The state's second wave led to more than 18,000 infections, 800 deaths and a strict lockdown that cost the economy billions of dollars.

A final report on the state's flawed program has been tabled in the Victorian Parliament after months of hearings, more than 70,000 documents  and three high-profile resignations.

 

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