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Archive for June, 2021
Discounted cancer drug set to save lives
Patients fighting the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will soon be able to buy immune system-boosting drugs at a fraction of their retail cost. June 23, 2021 Australians fighting the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will soon be able to buy lifesaving drugs at a fraction of the retail cost. Opdivoand and Yervoy help activate patients’ immune systems to […]
New bid to free wharfies in Howard Springs
The Maritime Union of Australia is challenging a Northern Territory government order for 13 port workers to undertake COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs. June 22, 2021 A group of Darwin wharfies forced into COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs after allegedly uploading a foreign ship without adequate personal protection equipment have launched a bid for early […]
Howard Springs proposal for fruit pickers
The Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility should be used for foreign fruit pickers to help save Top End growers from financial ruin, farmers say. June 22, 2021 Spare beds at the Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility should be used for foreign agricultural workers, the Northern Territory Farmers Association says. Territory growers “desperately” need 2000 fruit […]
Sydney CBD freeway to close for NY party
Sydney’s Cahill Expressway will be closed to vehicles and transformed into a week-long party from New Year’s Eve, as part of efforts to bring back visitors. June 19, 2021 A Sydney CBD motorway with views across the city’s world-famous harbour is set to be transformed into a week-long party venue for the New Year. The Cahill […]
Two new NSW COVID cases as masks mandated
Sydney public transport commuters will need to wear a mask for at least five days as NSW records two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases. June 19, 2021 NSW has recorded two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases bringing the cluster linked to a shopping centre in the city’s eastern suburbs to six. A woman in her […]
Sydney man held over ‘extremist material’
Police have charged a Sydney man with terrorist organisation membership after he allegedly pledged allegiance to Islamic State and sourced explosive recipes. June 19, 2021 A Sydney man has been charged over his alleged support for the Islamic State group in online posts. The 24-year-old was taken into custody on Friday after search warrants were […]
Court clash for wharfies in Howard Springs
A stevedoring firm challenging a Northern Territory government order for 13 wharfies to undertake COVID-19 quarantine has failed to win the men’s release. June 18. 2021 Darwin wharfies forced into COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs after allegedly uploading a foreign ship without adequate personal protection equipment will remain in isolation. Their employer, stevedoring company Linx […]
Juukan inquiry looks into Glencore NT mine
Traditional owners of the country around Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory have testified to the Juukan federal parliamentary inquiry. June 18, 2021 The Juukan Gorge inquiry has been told Aboriginal sacred sites are under threat at Glencore’s massive Northern Territory lead and zinc mine. The parliamentary committee inquiry into the destruction of […]
Murder accused NT cop case back in court
Lawyers defending a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal man during an arrest won’t get full access to secret reports into the death. June 18, 2021 The legal team defending a Northern Territory constable accused of murdering an Indigenous man during an arrest won’t get full access to secret police reports into the […]
Federal inquiry probes Glencore NT mine
Traditional owners of the country around Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory have testified to the Juukan federal parliamentary inquiry. June 18, 2021 The Juukan Gorge inquiry has been told Aboriginal sacred sites are under threat at Glencore’s massive Northern Territory lead and zinc mine. The parliamentary committee inquiry into the destruction of […]
Quarantined NT wharfies head to court
A stevedoring firm is challenging the Northern Territory chief health officer in court in a bid to have 13 wharfies released from mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. June 18, 2021 More than a dozen Darwin wharfies forced into two weeks’ COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs after allegedly uploading a foreign ship without personal protection equipment could be […]
Juukan inquiry for NT traditional owners
Traditional owners of the country around Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory will testify to the Juukan federal parliamentary inquiry. June 18, 2021 A delegation of Northern Territory traditional owners are set to testify before a federal inquiry into a massive lead and zinc mine’s impacts on Aboriginal sacred sites. Glencore’s McArthur River […]
NT wharfies quarantined at Howard Springs
A stevedoring company is set to take the Northern Territory government to court to demand the release of wharfies from the Howard Springs quarantine facility. June 17, 2021 A stevedoring company is set to take the Northern Territory government to court to challenge a COVID-19 health order quarantining wharfies. Lawyers will demand the immediate release […]
NT leads nation’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
With 9.2 per cent of eligible residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Top End is leading the nation’s vaccine rollout, the NT health minister says. June 17, 2021 The Northern Territory is leading the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout on a per capita basis with almost 10 per cent of residents fully inoculated. More than 70,700 […]
New see-in-the-dark tech for eyeglasses
Australian researchers have revolutionised night vision with a new coating that could be applied to eyeglasses, allowing people to see clearly in the dark. June 16, 2021 An Australian-made coating that could be applied to standard eyeglasses allows people to see clearly in the dark, revolutionising night vision. The first-of-its-kind thin film could be used by […]
NT desert race fatality under scrutiny
Northern Territory police and Motorsport Australia have launched investigations after a spectator was killed by a vehicle competing in the Finke Desert Race. June 15, 2021 Investigations have been launched after a vehicle competing in Northern Territory’s Finke Desert Race veered off a dirt track and killed a spectator. The man in his 60s died […]
NT approves fifth large mine in 12 months
The Northern Territory has approved to the fifth significant mining project with hopes the resource sector can boost Top End revenue and create jobs. June 15, 2021 The Northern Territory has greenlit its fifth large mining project in a year in a bid to boost revenue for its cash-strapped economy. Vista Gold Australia is set […]
Maligned NT treaty commissioner resigns
The Northern Territory’s indigenous treaty commissioner Mick Dodson has resigned amid allegations he abused and threatened an Aboriginal woman in Darwin. June 11, 2021 The Northern Territory’s under fire indigenous treaty commissioner Mick Dodson has formally resigned amid abuse allegations. Professor Dodson has been under pressure to step down since he was accused of verbally abusing […]
Guards for COVID patients at NT hospital
Security guards have been placed outside the rooms of COVID patients at Royal Darwin Hospital after a recent infection control breach put health staff at risk. June 11, 2021 Security staff will guard a COVID-19 isolation room at the Northern Territory’s largest hospital after an infected patient was allegedly found wandering around the hospital unsupervised. […]
Top End opens vaccine to all 16 and over
The Northern Territory will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents over the age of 16. June 7, 2021 The Northern Territory is set to be the first jurisdiction in Australia to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents aged 16 years and over. From Tuesday, Darwin residents […]
NT hotel booked for Howard Springs workers
The Northern Territory government has been forced to lease an entire hotel to accommodate Howard Springs quarantine workers. June 5, 2021 The Northern Territory government has leased an entire hotel to accommodate Howard Springs quarantine facility staff amid a Top End rental crisis. The National Centre for Resilience was expected to expand to accept 2000 returned […]
NT police ‘buried’ Rolfe report: lawyer
Northern Territory police commissioner Jamie Chalker has been accused of attempting to hide a police report that could help defend a murder-accused constable. June 4, 2021 The Northern Territory police commissioner is accused of burying a report about a constable’s alleged fatal shooting of an Indigenous man. Zachary Rolfe, 29, is accused of murdering Kumanjayi […]
Howard Springs capacity increase delayed
Plans to increase the Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility’s maximum capacity to 2000 returning Australians are lagging. June 4, 2021 Plans to increase the Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility’s maximum capacity are lagging, along with Northern Territory Health’s staff recruitment drive for the centre. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in early March that The National […]
Aussie team help unlock space mysteries
Australian scientists are building one of the world’s most powerful telescopes, which will see further into space than NASA’s famed Hubble Space Telescope. June 2, 2021 Australian scientists are set to help build one of the world’s most powerful ground-based telescopes, which will be able to peer back into the early universe. The new technology […]