The Australian state of Queensland has outlined a plan to welcome fully vaccinated international students for the first semester next year, with priority given to medical students. The plan would see up to 250 international students allowed to fly into Queensland initially each week, according to stateĀ Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe. The students would quarantine at the state-sponsored Wellcamp facility near Toowoomba, which is still under construction. The state government will rent that facility from billionaire businessman John Wagner, whose company is constructing it. Hinchcliff said the federal government needs to approve the plan, with the state also asking that international flights be permitted to landĀ at the adjacent Wellcamp Airport. This has previously been a point of contention, with the federal government opting instead to construct a quarantine facility on Commonwealth land close to the Brisbane airport. “I’m pleased to announce today that we’ve taken the next most important step in …
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