The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak in a remote Indigenous community and the Top End's biggest town. But Chief Minister Michael Gunner has warned the crisis is not over after the NT detected 19 cases among Indigenous Territorians in three days.
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Testing centres in Katherine and Greater Darwin are being overwhelmed, with the system struggling to process the volume of tests from Top End exposure sites.
Read More »Senator McCarthy: Northern Territory COVID outbreak is ‘our worst fears realised’
Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy says the emergence of COVID-19 within a remote Northern Territory community is “our worst fears realised”. Residents in the Katherine region are on edge after the Territory’s COVID-19 cluster grew to 19 cases on Wednesday with further infections expected.
Read More »No respite for Katherine rough sleepers during lockdown
Vulnerable rough sleepers in Katherine have been left on the streets amid the most serious COVID outbreak in the NT so far.
Read More »NT waits for COVID-19 outbreak source test
A lockdown in a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community has been extended as authorities wait for COVID-19 test results that are likely to reveal the source of the latest outbreak. The cluster in Robinson River,
Read More »Murder charge, man stabbed at funeral meet
A Northern Territory man has been charged with murder after he allegedly bashed and stabbed a relative to death at a family meeting about a funeral. The 28-year-old man was arrested shortly after …
Read More »Ireland imposes curfew on pubs and clubs as cases rise
Ireland to impose new COVID-19 restrictions despite being one of most vaccinated nations in Europe. Added10 minutes ago Wednesday, November 17: The Northern Territory has recorded six new cases of COVID-19,
Read More »Can you spot the deadly danger in this muddy picture?
Look a little closer and you'll see a lurking threat. Find out what authorities in the Top End have to say about it.
Read More »SA Police find woman who left quarantine
A woman who arrived in Adelaide from Darwin on Friday before absconding from hotel quarantine a day later has been found.
Read More »'My children were threatened': Australian politicians rethink security after brutal murder of British MP
"The lives of my children were threatened quite openly some years ago." Greg Hunt's revelation, made as he fought back tears, was the first time he had spoken publicly about the threats. It was prompted by a question about Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner,
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