Misleading sentence for journalistic effect and it worked on you.
This would be no surprise if you are familiar with the various state / territory regulations. There are - and have always been - exemptions for mandatory hotel Q for various Commonwealth officials (amongst others). Some states, however, have recently started to obfuscate this and lump it into the "minister may grant an exemption" subclause.
I guarantee you that Payne will not be wandering the streets of Canberra or Perth upon her return. She will likely be isolating alone in an apartment or other location for the 14 days - a location that will allow her to continue her function as a commonwealth official - which is what we pay her to do. I don't have an issue with that. Singers and actors, however......
edit - And also interesting choice of words of "private jet". Conjures up all sorts of emotions - particularly those of envy. In fact the RAAF 7x just landed in Rome. I assume she's on it.
Last edited by compressor stall; 4th May 2021 at 12:06.
Reason: added the 7X bit.