Decision to quarantine port workers faces legal challenge
Stevedore Linx Cargo Care Group and the Maritime Union of Australia demand release of quarantined men, saying they followed PPE rules and had no contact with the arriving ship’s crew
Australia’s maritime union and a Darwin stevedoring company are taking a state government to court after police detained 13 port workers for alleged coronavirus protocol breaches, claiming overzealous health authorities caused box handling operations to grind to a halt