A number of Australian evacuees flown out of coronavirus-affected areas will be quarantined on the outskirts of Darwin after Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton asked Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner about using the former Inpex facility.
The government is scrambling to find a quarantine zone for thousands of potential
cases after transporting over 200 individuals to Christmas Island. Image: News Corp Australia
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