Originally Posted by
ExtraShot
Indeed it is.
If you’re FIFO from Perth anyway, why not keep the missus happy and just commute from Sydney?
Because…..
The mining companies are requiring their workers in WA to be based in WA for the duration of this pandemic/border closures as otherwise they would be paying for a interstate worker's temporary accommodation costs for the duration of the emergency. That's because they aren't being allowed into the state for the duration of this emergency, as explained in the article.