The V8 Supercars Darwin Triple Crown has been rescheduled following the government’s decision to add Brisbane and other Queensland areas to its list of restricted COVID-19 hotspots that will now see some crew members enter mandatory quarantine.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park remains closed, hotspot flights stopped
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park remains closed and planes from hotspots will not be allowed to land in Yulara following a blockade by locals after a Jetstar flight from Brisbane landed on Monday, an Aboriginal Corporation head has said.
More than 24,000 people arrive in NT since border changes
More than 24,000 people have crossed NT borders since July 17, with 586 people currently in mandatory quarantine, NT Police Acting Commander Shaun Gill has said.
NT cop resigns for breaching border restrictions
An NT police officer has resigned after entering the Northern Territory by car and failing to follow checkpoint requirements.
Northern Territory’s COVID-19 website crashes
The Northern Territory Government’s official COVID-19 website crashed on Saturday morning.
Darwin man arrives back from Melbourne with COVID-19: Health Minister
A Darwin man has tested positive to COVID-19 after arriving on a flight from Melbourne on Friday the Health Minister Natasha Fyles has said.
Group who entered NT from Queensland by road may have been in hotspot
NT Police are investigating an alleged border control breach and conducting contact tracing measures after four people drove through a border control point coming from Queensland into the Northern Territory on Monday.
AFP to pull out of NT’s COVID-19 operations, Darwin watch house to close
NT Police will be closing the Darwin watch house and moving other resources around in an effort to prioritise protecting the borders as AFP personnel pull out of the Northern Territory on Friday, according to an internal police memo obtained by the NT Independent.
Two men to front court over allegedly lying about being in Sydney
Two men have been forced into mandatory supervised quarantine in Howard Springs and will front court after police said they flew into, and had been mingling with, the Nhulunbuy community after they lied about not having been in Sydney in the previous two weeks.
Territory Alliance calls for government to buy more face masks
As demand for masks surges across Australia for COVID-19 prevention, Territory Alliance Leader Terry Mills has called on the Gunner government to produce a local supply of cloth masks and purchase surgical masks from Australian manufacturers.
Fifty-five NT teachers in quarantine as term three starts
A total of 55 Territory school staff both teaching and non-teaching are still currently in quarantine as face-to-face classes resume today for term three in the Northern Territory, NT Education Minister Selena Uibo announced.
The NT’s best outdoor adventure spots featured in Great Northern Brewing tourism campaign
A Queensland beer company is showcasing the Northern Territory’s top outdoor adventure spots to help get the rest of Australia to the Territory to kickstart its tourism industry.