Nestled away in Perth's outer fringes this 500-bed facility was built during the COVID-19 pandemic as a quarantine centre, but sat idle for years. Now, a different deadly virus will see it used for its intended purpose.

Who the hell is referring to a modern quarantine facility as a “white elephant”?! We were furious at the start of Covid that we didn’t have suitable quarantine facilities. I’m still mad about it.

And apparently people have been talking of re-purposing the facility we built for other stuff like prison overflow or homeless people? No!! We need a safe place where people can quarantine if required! Now we have one, that is what it’s bloody for!! It’s not a white elephant!

Why the hell can’t politicians think past next week?

  • appetizer@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Why the hell can’t politicians think past next week?

    Some of them can, that’s why it got built even though it wouldn’t be that much help with covid.