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Meat processing industry says quarantine facility good short-term solution for housing workers

The Wellcamp quarantine facility has housed 730 people since opening in early 2022. (ABC News: Michael Lloyd)

The agricultural industry says using a 1,000-bed COVID-19 quarantine facility in south-east Queensland to house workers is a short-term fix — but is not sustainable long term.

The controversial Wellcamp quarantine facility was established last year in response to the pandemic and cost taxpayers more than $220 million in set-up and running costs.

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