An Australian woman who has returned from New Zealand after visiting her dying mother has criticised the Australian Government for giving celebrities "special treatment" over hotel quarantine. Meanwhile, celebrities including Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, as well as Dannii Minogue, have all been granted quarantine exemptions to self-isolate in their mansion homes in NSW and Queensland. This "special treatment" angers Ferguson who believes the system doesn't make sense, especially as she is coming from a country that has had no community transmission since April 28. Ferguson was denied a quarantine exemption to isolate in her home, with Queensland Health saying it denied her request as it "does not meet the threshold for exceptional circumstances". Queensland's chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young has denied Minogue received special treatment, saying they were given exemption as their home adhered to the same requirements as its quarantine hotels.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 22, 2020 21:11 UTC