2338 People in quarantine are not allowed to open their hotel room doors until 30 seconds after their meals have been delivered and must wear masks while their doors are open. Reuters file
Canberra, July 19
Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins was deported from Australia on Monday after she boasted on social media that she planned to breach the country’s quarantine rules.
Hopkins travelled to Australia to appear in a reality television programme and was in a 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine in Sydney before filming was to start.
Her flight to Australia last week created outrage after the government halved the number of Australian citizens and permanent residents allowed to return home each week to 3,000 to try to reduce the risk of Covid leaking from hotel quarantine. More than 34,000 Australians who want to come home remain stranded overseas.
Katie Hopkins to be deported from Australia following quarantine boast
The 46-year-old travelled to Australia to appear in a reality television program
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Katie Hopkins will be deported from Australia after she boasted on social media that she planned to breach the countryâs quarantine rules.
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Controversial British commentator Katie Hopkins will be deported from Australia for bragging about flouting hotel quarantine rules, says the government.
Ms Hopkins - who has often drawn anger for racist remarks - had entered the country to star in TV show Big Brother Australia.
On Friday she posted a video from her Sydney hotel room where she joked about putting frontline staff at risk.
Her comments sparked widespread condemnation.
In the video, Ms Hopkins said she planned to lie in wait for workers to deliver food to her room so she could open the door naked with no face mask .
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