Northern Territory

Tears of joy, a warm embrace after many months apart and grandchildren held for the first time: These were the scenes at airports hours after the biggest change to the Northern Territory's borders came into effect since the pandemic began.

Residents of Maningrida went almost five days without mobile phone coverage before service was restored this afternoon, leaving residents struggling to buy essentials such as food and fuel.

Internet has been restored in the remote community of Maningrida after a six-day internet outage which left residents unable to buy food and fuel. Regional General Manager for Telstra in the NT Nic Danks said a technician travelled to Maningrida via helicopter this morning to restore 3G and 4G mobile …

Residents of the Top End remote community of Maningrida are going without food because because of a six-day internet outage. Maningrida Arts & Culture manager Derek Carter said the community, which is home to around 3000 people,

Indigenous communities have some of the most unreliable, expensive power in Australia, with a recent study finding almost three quarters of households in remote Northern Territory communities lost power more than 10 times,

The head of the NT's Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance has criticised the government for opening its borders before January, amid fears the Territory's "endemic overcrowding" issue could cause an "explosion" in COVID-19 cases.

The Northern Territory has detected three new COVID-19 infections as quarantine restrictions end for fully vaccinated travellers. A child from Wuppa Town

HOTEL occupancy rates in the Top End are down 13 per cent compared to last year, while Alice Springs tourism has taken a $17,000 hit since last year.

Territorians are waking to one the biggest changes to the NT's border rules since the start of the pandemic. Authorities are hoping it'll be the end of quarantine for vaccinated travellers long-term,

Health Minister Natasha Fyles says she is "very concerned" about the Northern Territory's COVID outbreak as case numbers in Tennant Creek — where vaccination rates remain low — continue to rise and another remote community has been plunged into lockdown.