Fast and furious action will be back on the Hidden Valley Raceway as the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown gets the green light to be the first major event in the Top End with spectators since COVID-19.
More people disobeying quarantine orders to snap selfies, hit the pub
A couple who recently arrived in the NT from Queensland have been slapped with fines for leaving their quarantine to drink with friends in Alice Springs and take selfies atop Mt Gillen.
Travelers to NT from COVID-19 hot spots will have restrictions enforced when borders reopen
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says Australians entering the Northern Territory from known coronavirus hot spots after the July 17 border reopen date will have their movements restricted.
Woman from Melbourne skips quarantine, discovered working in remote Northern Territory community store
A 30-year-old woman who entered the Territory last week from coronavirus-stricken Melbourne was discovered working at a store in a remote community on Monday, in direct violation of self-quarantine orders, the government said.
NT Chief Health Officer’s declaration that borders can open now a ‘mix up’, says Chief Minister
The NT’s Chief Health Officer has said it is safe to open the Territory’s borders immediately, despite Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s decision to wait another four weeks to allow interstate visitors in.
Resident slapped with $2500 quarantine hotel bill despite having exemption paperwork
A Stuart Park resident who was forced to self-isolate in a hotel after returning to Darwin, despite having all relevant paperwork for an exemption, has been slugged with a $2500 bill.
‘We should see more people travelling to SA’: South Australia to open borders to Territorians tonight, pressure grows on Gunner to reopen the NT
South Australia will welcome Territorians into that state without quarantining at midnight tonight, as the NT’s opposition parties ramped up their calls for the Territory’s borders to reopen early.
Gunner eyes July 20 to reopen the Territory’s borders: ‘It is looking good’
The NT’s borders could open by mid-July, according to Chief Minister Michael Gunner, who made his strongest indication yet about when the border restrictions could be lifted.
Social distancing fines quietly scrapped in NT with no public announcement
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Government has seemingly revoked fines for not adhering to the 1.5 metre social distancing rule Thursday afternoon in a directive that came with no public announcement, shortly before a mass protest in Darwin.
Busy long weekend expected as biosecurity zones in remote areas lifted, Territorians hit camp sites
This weekend will also be the unofficial start of the government’s “Time to be a Territorian” campaign , which aims to support the local tourism sector while NT border restrictions remain in place.
Stand up drinking at pubs, and cinemas, beauty salons and tattoo parlours to open
Territorians will finally be able to enjoy a beer standing up and without a meal, with the NT’s pubs set to open unrestricted tomorrow for the first time since the COVID-19 crises hit, with massive areas of the NT also opening up with the lifting of biosecurity restriction zones.
NT Police fine pair who allegedly attempted to avoid mandatory quarantine on way home from SA
Two people travelling from South Australia to their home community in the MacDonnell region have been fined for allegedly breaching biosecurity rules, NT Police say.