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Archive for August 17th, 2021
Top End in COVID-19 ‘waiting game’
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says the Northern Territory is in a “waiting game” after a COVID-19 infected American man travelled from Sydney to Darwin. August 17, 2021 Northern Territory authorities say it’s too early to know if a COVID-19 infected US man who travelled from Sydney to the Top End has infected others. Contact tracers have identified […]
Alleged NT lockdown thieves cop mask fines
Four men who allegedly broke into a Darwin restaurant and stole alcohol amid a COVID-19 lockdown will be fined thousands of dollars for not wearing face masks. August 17, 2021 Four men charged with breaking into an upmarket Darwin restaurant to steal alcohol amid a COVID-19 lockdown will also be slapped with thousands of dollars […]
Murder-accused cop’s trial postponed again
A trial of a Northern Territory police officer accused of murdering an Indigenous man has been delayed due to a COVID-19 lockdown in Darwin. August 17, 2021 A Northern Territory policeman’s long-awaited trial for allegedly murdering an Indigenous man during an outback arrest has again been delayed by COVID-19. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 29, is accused […]
Hundreds of NT COVID contacts identified
Contact tracers have identified 63 close and 237 casual contacts after a COVID-19 infected American man travelled from Sydney to the Northern Territory. August 17, 2021 Hundreds of close and casual contacts have been identified in the Northern Territory after a COVID-19 infected US man travelled from Sydney to the Top End. Contact tracers have […]
Top End starts first full day of lockdown
Greater Darwin and Katherine have woken to their first full day of lockdown after a COVID-19 infected man travelled to the Northern Territory from Sydney. August 17, 2021 Residents in Greater Darwin and the town of Katherine are starting their first full day in COVID-19 lockdown amid fears of a Delta outbreak. About 150,000 people […]