Melbourne's hotel quarantine bungle is disappointing but not surprising. It was overseen by a flawed security industry
- Written by Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
Scott Barbour/AAPIn late March, the Victorian government put private security firms in charge of hotel quarantine in Melbourne. This happened without a formal tender process.
It was a decision made at the height of concern about the spread of COVID-19 in Australia. But it is one that has come back to bite Victoria as it stares down a second wave,...