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Less than three weeks from a Northern Territory policeman's murder trial, a Darwin court does not have a plan to protect the jury from COVID-19.

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The Northern Territory's Chief Health Officer says the peak of its current COVID-19 outbreak may be here in just two weeks, urging people, until then, to socialise in small groups and take care when travelling.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will not change the isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases, but the issue will remain under constant review.

In 2017, Australia made an international commitment to implement a comprehensive inspection system for all places of detention. Four years on, it has failed to do so, and this is simply not good enough, writes Lorraine Finlay.

Three years after nine Top End buildings were found to be structurally non-compliant, the Northern Territory government has introduced reforms to avoid a similar building bungle happening again.

For many of us, catching COVID can be a lonely, scary and distressing experience. Here are some strategies to help you look after your mental health if you get the virus and have to isolate at home, writes Lousie Stone.

The number of people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals has grown to 48, with seven of those patients requiring oxygen. No patients are in intensive care.

Peak Indigenous organisations in the Northern Territory are calling for federal government and defence help to battle COVID-19 outbreaks in remote communities.

There were 60 patients in ACT hospitals.

Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn plans to hold discussions with the telecom regulator and security agencies to come up with a resolution that paves the way for some satellite orbital slots being allocated to National Telecom (NT) to be used for security purpose and public interest.