Chief Minister Michael Gunner says he's in discussions about expanding the Northern Territory's current COVID-19 hotspot policy to include international destinations.
, all workers went into quarantine upon their arrival — costing the NT mango industry about $400,000.
While Australia's international borders are managed by the Federal Government Mr Gunner said the Territory's interstate hotspot policy was "sensible" and could potentially be expanded to include international destinations. "If you look at expanding our hotspots policy overseas it would help with how you make those travel decisions and how you handle people coming in, which would free up significant space within the country and how you manage that."
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