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Darwin locks down after Brisbane hotel bungle

Ronald Mizen
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A COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Territory which forced more than 100,000 people into a snap 48-hour lockdown on Sunday was caused by Queensland ordering a mine worker into hotel quarantine.

The fly in, fly out worker from Bendigo caught what is thought to be the highly contagious delta COVID-19 variant while staying at the hotel.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/darwin-locks-down-after-brisbane-hotel-bungle-20210627-p584nn