UPDATED: Territory restaurants, pubs, cafes, and bars will be permitted to begin opening their doors again by mid-May, but not fully operational until June.
Indigenous advocates call for Northern Territory election to be delayed over coronavirus fears
Indigenous community advocates are calling for the NT general election to be postponed over fears coronavirus restrictions will essentially “deny the indigenous people a real voice.”
‘I know, for some, six weeks will be a bridge too far’: Chamber on restrictions easing
A six week wait for lifting restrictions on Territory businesses is too long for many struggling businesses, and could send more pain through the depressed economy, the Chamber of Commerce has warned the Gunner Government.
NT businesses to open in coming weeks: Gunner
Northern Territory businesses will open in the coming weeks, while parks and reserves will open up this weekend in an easing of NT Government COVID-19 restrictions, the Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced on his Facebook page.
Q&A: The impact of world oil price in the NT
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Northern Territory director Keld Knudsen answers questions on the impact of the drop in the world oil price on the NT.
Biosecurity breach outside of Alice Springs, two taken from Katherine for not quarantining
Two males attempted to re-enter a remote community in Central Australia by driving through a checkpoint, police say.
Costs of tradie scheme blow out amid ongoing changes to rules, questions of fraud
The Gunner Government’s ever-expanding Home Improvement Scheme will reportedly now balloon to over $100 million, raising questions over what fraud prevention controls are in place.
‘It could be the death of them’: COVID-19 business restrictions to be reviewed soon Gunner says
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says he will have a better idea of when coronavirus restrictions could be lifted by the end of the month.
COVID-19 contact tracing in remote community after alleged failed drug run
Contact tracing protocols have started in an unidentified Territory remote community after an alleged failed drug boat run to Darwin by a group of local residents.
COVIDIOT parties never stop in Tennant Creek as more fines issued for breaches
The parties never seem to stop at some Territory residences, despite coronavirus restrictions and the NT Police seizing large amounts of alcohol.
Outrage and confusion over government’s COVID-19 tradies scheme, calls for deadline extension
Territorians hoping to apply for the Gunner Government’s COVID-19 Home Improvement stimulus package have expressed their outrage over the new rushed deadline.
New COVID-19 clinic opens to relieve stress on health system
A new federally-funded respiratory clinic to treat people with ‘mild to moderate’ COVID-19-like symptoms has opened in Palmerston.