The government defends using Christmas Island as coronavirus quarantine zone, as preparations continue to evacuate Australians from China.
Residents of remote Christmas Island, 1,650 kilometres off the north-west coast of Western Australia, have reacted with surprise their home will soon become "quarantine island".
The Shire President reacted by saying it further labels Christmas Island as a "convict settlement for innocent people, now we'll be a leper colony".
News that Australians caught up in the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China will spend two weeks in quarantine on Christmas Island caught many in the 1,400-strong community off guard.
Christmas Island Shire President Gordon Thomson has previously been critical of the Federal Government's decisions regarding the island.
Residents of remote Christmas Island, 1,650 kilometres off the north-west coast of Western Australia, have reacted with surprise their home will soon become "quarantine island".
The Shire President reacted by saying it further labels Christmas Island as a "convict settlement for innocent people, now we'll be a leper colony".
News that Australians caught up in the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China will spend two weeks in quarantine on Christmas Island caught many in the 1,400-strong community off guard.
Christmas Island Shire President Gordon Thomson has previously been critical of the Federal Government's decisions regarding the island.
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