The head of the specialist health team running the Howard Springs facility near Darwin says his staff won't leave until they're confident NT Health can safely manage a doubling of repatriations. But the NT Opposition and health groups are sceptical about the prospect of finding and training 400 extra staff.
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A custom-built quarantine camp looks likely to be built near one of Melbourneâs airports, with Premier Daniel Andrews saying there was a âcompelling argumentâ for the facility.
Avalon Airport, operated by Linfox, owned by billionaire Lindsay Fox â a friend and occasional confidant of Mr Andrews â seems the more likely of the sites with a Melbourne Airport spokeswoman saying âsignificant workâ would be needed to build a facility at Tullamarine.
Daniel Andrews says Victoria will build a Howard-Springs-style facility.
Credit:Penny Stephens
Mr Andrews said on Tuesday the state government was considering options for a purpose-built accommodation hub outside the CBD to replace or to run in tandem with hotel quarantine.