'They didn't spend very long at the airport. They left the airport within only minutes, really, of having arrived. Our officers have absolutely no power to stop someone, to detain someone in those circumstances'
He expressed his frustration with the situation, saying "surely our systems are better than this".
He said he didn’t believe the travellers had done anything wrong, and because they came from New Zealand where there is little virus, they may not need to be tested for COVID-19. "But surely it is not beyond those who are responsible for the borders of our nation making sure that only those who are in the New Zealand bubble can receive domestic passengers after they have arrived into an international airport.
The Victorian Premier said he had written to the Prime Minister to say he was disappointed this has happened, given he had written to him on the same issue the day before.
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