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Defence flags interest in using Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility to house local, international military personnel

The Top End quarantine facility that played a major national role at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic could be used to accommodate thousands of military personnel in Darwin each year.

More than 60,000 people passed through the Howard Springs facility on Darwin's outskirts, including evacuees from Wuhan and returning Australian Olympians, after operations began in early 2020.

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