Inside Australia’s Covid internment camp

Hayley Hodgson, 26, moved to Darwin from Melbourne to escape the never-ending lockdowns — only to find herself locked up in a Covid Internment Camp without even having the virus. She’s just returned from a 14-day detention at Howard Springs, the 2000-capacity Covid camp outside Darwin to which regional Covid cases are transported by the authorities. In an exclusive interview with Freddie Sayers, she recounted her experiences. Read the full article here: Listen to the podcast version: // Timecodes // 00:00 - 01:53 - Introduction 01:53 - 05:38 - How did Hayley end up in Howard Springs, Australia’s COVID camp? 05:38 - 07:18 - “Get in the COVID cab or get a $5,000 fine” 07:18 - 09:54 - Hayley arrives at Howard Springs 09:54 - 12:31 - Australia’s COVID camps threaten Hayley with a fine 12:31 - 13:04 - Hayley is offered Valium for the distress caused by the cam