The Queensland government has confirmed that Australian soldiers and defence personnel returning from Afghanistan will be granted permission to quarantine in the state. “Any request from the ADF (Australian Defence Force) for personnel returning from Afghanistan to quarantine in their own bubble will be granted,” Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said in a statement on Wednesday morning. “This has never been in any doubt,” D’Ath said. “Of course, they can return to Queensland and quarantine in an appropriate location.” However, there was some doubt, with Courier Mail reporting on Tuesday night, that D’Ath had confirmed at the time that negotiations for their return had not been finalised. The Courier Mail also reported that an unnamed mother of an ADF member criticised the Queensland government for providing exemptions to the family and girlfriends of cricketers and football players, but not soldiers. The mother was reportedly informed by her son in Dubai that …