Hundreds of FIFO workers across western and northern Australia are hunkering down for the COVID-19 pandemic to comply with strict border restrictions.
NT Resources Minister Paul Kirby said the McArthur River scare had prompted the Government to reassess how FIFO exemptions were working.
"That's been the opportunity for us to go back to the Minerals Council and go back to all of our mines and reiterate to them to do a deeper dive on their COVID plans to make sure they have everything in place.FIFO exemptions are currently assessed and granted by the NT's Chief Medical Officer.
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