Government criticised for letting Rita Ora into Australia ahead of 40,000 stranded overseas

The pop star, who made headlines for a party violating London’s lockdown, is in Sydney hotel quarantine for appearance on TV’s The Voice

Labor has blasted the decision to allow British pop star Rita Ora – who has made headlines for hosting a lockdown-violating party in London – to enter Australia and quarantine ahead of the almost 40,000 Australians stranded overseas.

Ora arrived at a Sydney hotel for two weeks of forced quarantine on Monday ahead of filming for her role as a coach on Channel Seven’s The Voice. The opposition home affairs spokeswoman, Kristina Keneally, said Ora’s hotel spot meant her quarantine was at the expense of Australians desperately seeking to return home.

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