Full-body scanners

◖ The Australian federal government has introduced full-body scanners at international gateway airports: Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne and the Gold Coast. ◖ Passengers refusing to pass through the scanner will be banned from entering the sterile area or boarding an aircraft for 24 hours. ◖ Exemptions apply for people with serious medical conditions, infants and small children, and people in wheelchairs. ◖ As per advice, the energy exposure is comparable to that from a mobile phone several metres away. ◖ There are no known safety concerns for people with pacemakers and metal implants or for pregnant women.