NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the Queensland Government owes the state more than $100 million from bills accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. 9News FULL DETAILS:
Daniel Mookhey told Ben Fordham on 2GB that the Queensland government owed NSW $105 million from hotel quarantine bills racked up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I don't want to create unnecessary acrimony with the Queensland government, I want them to pay their bills," he said.The NSW government says Queensland's outstanding hotel quarantine bill came after Australian citizens were required by law to spend two weeks in quarantine when returning to the country.
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