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NT opposition calls for inquiry into murder charge against NT police officer Zachary Rolfe following not guilty verdict

Country Liberal Party leader Lia Finocchiaro says NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner has "serious questions to answer" over comments made at a Yuendumu community meeting before the murder charge against NT police officer Zachary Rolfe was laid.

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NT chief minster backs COVID vaccine mandate, as daily case numbers remain stable

The Northern Territory won't be following South Australia's lead in dropping a vaccine mandate, despite impending legal challenges.

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Rosalie Kunoth-Monks remembered as a formidable advocate at state funeral in Alice Springs

Prominent Indigenous rights campaigner Rosalie Kunoth-Monks has been remembered as a social justice advocate with a generous heart and a powerful voice at her state funeral in Alice Springs.

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NT has two deaths, 624 cases; loses masks

The Northern Territory has reported 624 new COVID cases and two deaths, as it prepares to drop its region-wide mask mandate with infection numbers stabilising.

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Northern Territory COVID-19 mask mandate to lift on Monday, Territory records two deaths

From Monday, masks will no longer be required except in high-risk settings, as Chief Minister Michael Gunner declares the NT is past the peak of the Omicron wave.

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Gunner says NT mask mandate to end within days as COVID hospital cases fall

The Chief Minister says the NT's indoor mask mandate will be lifted within a matter of days, but the CLP Opposition says Territorians need more certainty.

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NT masks to go 'sooner rather than later'

Northern Territory officials have reported another death related to COVID-19 as Chief Minister Michael Gunner flags an end to indoor mask mandates.

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NT close to lifting indoor mask mandate as Aboriginal health groups criticise surprise border rule changes

A man has died with COVID-19 at Alice Springs Hospital, as Aboriginal groups criticise the scrapping of the NT's last remaining border restriction. The indoor mask mandate may also soon be scrapped.

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Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

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Names of Japanese submariners who died off Australian shores in WWII battle etched into history on Darwin beach

The Japanese Ambassador speaks of a strong relationship forged with Australia eight decades after 80 Japanese submariners died when their submarine was sunk by a Royal Australian Navy vessel off the coast of Darwin.

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Royal Darwin Hospital calls Code Yellow emergency as NT records three COVID-related deaths

The emergency declaration came as authorities reported three COVID-related deaths, a new daily record, and after unions called on the NT government to declare a Code Brown for the entire health system.

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NT opposition drafting legislation requiring CHO to provide quarterly COVID reports, citing lack of 'transparency'

An opposition bill being drafted by the Country Liberal Party would require quarterly reporting on decisions made by the government and Chief Health Officer.

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NT Chief Minister denies government under-reporting COVID-19 deaths of Aboriginal people, reports 164 patients in hospital

Michael Gunner dismisses claims the NT is delaying or under-reporting Aboriginal deaths from the coronavirus, saying health services are taking longer so they do not make mistakes.

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COVID hospitalisations in NT hit new peak of 178, five people in ICU

COVID hospitalisations in the NT jump 12.5 per cent on their previous high as Chief Minister Michael Gunner says the current stress on the health system is manageable.

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NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner defends COVID-19 response in remote communities as cases climb

As COVID-19 tears through remote NT communities, Chief Minister Michael Gunner hits back at mounting criticism that his government is not doing enough to help.

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NT records 1004 COVID cases, surgery cut

The Northern Territory has detected 1004 new COVID-19 cases and hospitals have cancelled elective surgery to make room for more virus patients.

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NT announces 1,306 new COVID cases, elective surgeries paused as ICU numbers set to rise

With 1,306 new cases confirmed today, authorities say the NT may be at or near the peak of daily infections. Chief Minister Michael Gunner has addressed criticism of the handling of outbreaks in remote communities, saying resources are being carefully managed.

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Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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NT scraps rapid antigen test requirement for arrivals, as COVID-19 hospital admissions rise to 121

Interstate and international arrivals to the NT will no longer need to do three rapid antigen tests within a week of entry, in a major change to COVID-19 testing rules.

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NT Aboriginal groups accuse government of 'significant failure' managing COVID outbreak

The NT's peak Aboriginal health groups send a scathing letter to Chief Minister Michael Gunner accusing the government of "significant failure" managing the territory's COVID-19 outbreak and calling for more action.

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NT COVID-19 hospital patient numbers leap to a new record of 105, as booster vaccine mandate announced

There are now 105 people with COVID-19 in hospital in the Northern Territory, up from 95 on Thursday, as the NT government announces more than 1,000 new cases of the virus.

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At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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COVID updates: Police investigating alleged illegal importation of rapid antigen tests — as it happened

The Therapeutic Goods Administration says it has found false documentation that suggested a NSW company was not required to list its imported rapid antigen tests on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.

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‘Catastrophic failure’: Covid out of control in the NT, say Aboriginal groups

Territory government accused of failing to implement preprepared plans and urged to lock down central Australia

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NT COVID-19 contact tracing app to be upgraded to feature exposure site information

There has been frustration at the lack of COVID-19 exposure site information from the NT government in recent weeks, but an upcoming change to the Territory Check-In app is set to provide Territorians with more clarity.

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