Two women aged 39 and 46, who are staying in a quarantine accommodation in Tennant Creek, were caught repeatedly leaving.
Gunner bans Cracker Night, Territory Day celebrations in decision that ‘removes hope’
UPDATED: Territory Day events and fireworks – both professional and private – will be banned as part of the government’s prohibition of mass gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The 10 questions the Gunner Government won’t answer for you
The Gunner Government has not responded to a list of questions the NT Independent sent to Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie two weeks ago, as part of its ban on this newspaper in the middle of a public health crisis.
Quarantine agitator forced to Howard Springs facility for being ‘inappropriate’
A quarantined man who police identified as a trouble-maker since arriving in town has been picked up for “inappropriate behaviour” at a local hotel and forced into a former workers camp.
Rocks allegedly thrown at police by group of rowdy drunks flouting distancing rules in Alice Springs
A police spokesman said the “large group of intoxicated people surrounded and threatened police” around 12:30 am before back-up was called.
CDU city campus still on track despite economic impacts of COVID-19, university says
Construction of the $430 million Charles Darwin University city campus will go ahead, despite concerns around the economic impacts of the coronavirus and how that may affect the number of international students enrolling in the university.
COVIDIOT of the day: Man who broke quarantine orders twice hops on flight to Melbourne
A Darwin man who was supposed to be quarantined was able to board a flight back to Melbourne without an exemption to travel yesterday, NT Police said.
No new cases of COVID-19 in more than a week, businesses to stay shut as testing questions raised
The NT Health Minister says no plans to increase COVID-19 testing in the Northern Territory, despite other states expanding theirs.
Outlawing questions of a government during a health crisis is un-Territorian
We can think of no greater example of undemocratic conduct than banning a media outlet and restricting the flow of information in a time of public crisis.
Man, 50, charged with quarantine breach; NT Police fail to give total number quarantining
NT Police say nearly 4000 quarantine compliance checks have been done, but decline to release total number of people under quarantine orders.
COVIDIOT breaks quarantine to go to MVR to register car
A further eight people have been fined for breaching quarantine orders, including a woman who escaped from the Darwin hotel she was ordered to stay at.
Gosling: Bigger role for ADF to play in NT’s coronavirus response
A COVID-19 outbreak in a remote community would be absolutely devastating and Norforce could help them stay safely isolated, writes Luke Gosling