Dannii Minogue has been allowed to enter Australia without having to go into mandatory hotel quarantine.
The pop star arrived in Queensland after being in the United States, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world at 3.36 million. There's no suggestion Minogue has - or has been in contact with - the virus.
7News reports Minogue was given a special permit from the Queensland government to isolate at a private residence on the Gold Coast.
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The 48-year-old has agreed to live under the same conditions as hotel quarantine, meaning she isn't allowed to have visitors and she isn't permitted to leave the residence under any circumstances.
She has also agreed to be tested multiple times while she spends 14 days in self-contained lockdown.
7News has been told that these circumstances were allowed as the result of a medical certificate provided by her doctor.
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A spokesperson for Queensland Health told 7News: "While we cannot comment on individuals, Queensland Heath has strong arrangements in place, whether people are quarantining inside or outside hotels."
Everyone coming into Australia is required to go into a government-approved hotel or facility to ensure they self-isolate for 14-days, even if they don't have any symptoms. The Queensland government was one of the first to announce that people coming in after a certain date would have to pay for the quarantine themselves.
For adults, it will be $2,800, which includes $910 for food. It's cheaper if you arrive as a couple, which will be $3,710, while a family of four will be whacked with a $4,620 bill. The Queensland Government website highlights the need to stop relying on taxpayers to fund these quarantine measures and start putting the onus on arrivals.
"To date, the Queensland Government has spent more than $19 million accommodating international arrivals," the website states.
"We project that figure to surpass $24 million by June 30. This was a critical measure to prevent Covid-19 but it also has been a costly measure to the public."
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The Federal Government hopes to have this rule rolled out across the country after a national review.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said we need to ensure that we're controlling who is coming into the country as the pandemic is still not over.
"Where possible, we will seek to have some sort of national uniformity across those pricings," Mr Morrison said.
"We're sharing that information with the states and territories.
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"As our country opens up again, with the exception of Victoria, we [must] ensure we have even greater confidence in those quarantine arrangements as they're being put in place."
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