Brisbane’s abandoned quarantine centre now has contamination views

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The $400 million Brisbane quarantine centre, left without a purpose after COVID-19 rules changed, now sits empty next to large mounds of contaminated soil.

the chosen site was contaminated

One corner of the site, the former Damascus Barracks, is still used as an immigration centre. Defence uses other areas for storage.

 

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