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Archive for May 26th, 2021
Thousands vaccinated across remote Top End
More than 42,000 coronavirus vaccines have been administered across the Northern Territory, with 5.5 per cent of the 246,500-strong population now inoculated. May 26, 2021 More than 10,000 people in the Northern Territory are now fully inoculated against coronavirus, with in excess of 42,000 vaccine doses administered. The rollout is tracking well, with the first jab […]
Safety concerns before soldier’s death
Safety officers failed to notice a young soldier who was fatally shot was in danger zone when a live-fire exercise in the NT was paused due to safety concerns. May 26, 2021 A young soldier was fatally shot in the head two minutes after a live-fire exercise was restarted after being paused due to safety […]
Soldier’s training death was avoidable
The Defence Department has admitted breaching its duty of care to a young soldier fatally shot in the head during a live-fire exercise. May 26, 2021 A young soldier’s fatal head wound during a live-fire exercise was a terrible and avoidable tragedy, the Defence Department says. Victorian soldier Private Jason Challis, 25, died after he […]