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Archive for November, 2021
Cotton industry warns of labour shortage
Cotton Australia has warned that changes to migration regulations could lead to a shortage of seasonal agricultural workers. November 19, 2021 Australia’s cotton industry has warned that changes to migration regulations to accommodate a new visa could lead to a shortage of overseas agricultural workers. The new Australian Agriculture Worker Visa launched in September is […]
NT triple murderer Hoffmann sacks lawyers
Triple murderer Ben Hoffmann has sacked his Darwin legal team ahead of his sentencing, saying he’s in “crisis” and they’ve been fighting. November 18, 2021 A love-sick gunman who murdered three people in Darwin and killed another during a drug-fuelled shooting spree has sacked his lawyers before his sentencing. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann says he’s in […]
Apology for NT mission abuse survivors
Two Catholic churches and the Commonwealth are set to formally apologise to dozens of Indigenous abuse survivors. November 18, 2021 Dozens of Stolen Generation abuse survivors are set to receive an apology and compensation from a Catholic mission in the Northern Territory. It comes after 42 Aboriginal Territorians took legal action over their treatment at the Garden […]
Murder charge, man stabbed at funeral meet
An NT man has been charged with murder after he allegedly bashed and stabbed a relative to death during an argument at a family meeting about a funeral. November 18, 2021 A Northern Territory man has been charged with murder after he allegedly bashed and stabbed a relative to death at a family meeting about […]
NT records no new COVID-19 cases
The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases in the outbreak among Indigenous Territorians, but authorities warn there could be more infections. November 18, 2021 The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak in a remote Indigenous community and the Top End’s biggest town. But Chief Minister Michael Gunner has […]
NT virus outbreak link to border breacher
Testing has confirmed an COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Territory was triggered by a woman who illegally entered the Top End last month. November 18, 2021 The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases as genomic testing confirms the outbreak was triggered by an infected woman who illegally entered the Top End last month. Chief […]
NT waits for COVID-19 outbreak source test
Genomic tests results are expected to reveal if a COVID-19 outbreak in a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community is linked to an infected Cairns woman. November 18, 2021 A lockdown in a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community has been extended as authorities wait for COVID-19 test results that are likely to reveal the source of […]
Baby among eight NT Indigenous COVID cases
The Northern Territory recorded eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with five infections diagnosed in a remote Indigenous community. November 18, 2021 A newborn baby is among eight new COVID-19 cases detected in the Northern Territory, with five infections diagnosed in a remote Indigenous community. The other three cases are from the town of Katherine, […]
Man killed at Darwin funeral meeting
A 42-year-old man has died in the Northern Territory after he was allegedly bashed and stabbed during an argument at a family meeting about a funeral. November 17, 2021 A Northern Territory man allegedly bashed and stabbed during an argument at a family meeting about a funeral has died. The 42-year-old was found about 5.40pm on […]
Five COVID cases in NT remote community
A Northern Territory COVID-19 outbreak has grown to 19 cases, with three new cases diagnosed in Katherine and five in a remote Indigenous community. November 17, 2021 The Northern Territory has recorded eight new COVID-19 cases, with five infections diagnosed in a remote Indigenous community, including a three-week-old girl. The other three cases are in the […]
NT remote community COVID test results due
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner is expected to reveal the results of COVID-19 testing in a remote Indigenous community. November 17, 2021 Authorities are expected to reveal if the Northern Territory’s latest COVID-19 outbreak has spread through a remote Indigenous community. The cluster grew to 11 cases on Tuesday after nine new infections were […]
Alarm at COVID in Indigenous NT community
Nine new COVID-19 cases in two remote Indigenous households could lead to a big spike in Northern Territory infections, the chief minister warns. November 17, 2021 Northern Territory health teams are preparing for the worst after nine COVID-19 cases were diagnosed at two Indigenous households in a single day. It’s the most cases diagnosed in […]
Indigenous COVID cases cause alarm in NT
The Northern Territory has nine new COVID-19 cases, as a federal senator reveals her infected sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community. November 16, 2021 Nine Indigenous Northern Territorians have tested positive for COVID-19 as Senator Malarndirri McCarthy revealed her unvaccinated sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community. It brings the […]
Desperate race in NT after new COVID cases
The Northern Territory has nine new COVID-19 cases, as a federal senator reveals her infected sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community. November 16, 2021 Nine Indigenous Northern Territorians have tested positive for COVID-19 as Senator Malarndirri McCarthy revealed her unvaccinated sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community. It brings the […]
Nine new Indigenous COVID cases in NT
The Northern Territory has nine new COVID-19 cases, as a senator reveals her infected sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community. November 16, 2021 Nine Indigenous Northern Territorians have tested positive for COVID-19 as senator Malarndirri McCarthy reveals her unvaccinated sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community. It brings the territory’s […]
NT’s largest water licence decision upheld
A review has upheld the decision to award a 40 billion litre groundwater extraction licence to a Northern Territory horticulture project near Alice Springs. November 16, 2021 A massive Central Australian horticulture project will get to keep the biggest water licence granted in the Northern Territory. Fortune Agribusiness plans to build a 3500-hectare irrigated fruit […]
Esky lid HELP sign saves stranded men
A passing boat spotted an esky lid HELP sign made by two men stranded on an island after their boat sank in a croc-infested Northern Territory river. November 15, 2021 Two men rescued from a remote island in a croc-infested Northern Territory river used an esky lid to make a HELP sign after their boat […]
Jab deadline day for Vic aged care workers
Victorian residential aged care workers must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while the state’s new infections rate appears to be easing. November 15, 2021 All Victorian residential aged care staff must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to go to work. The deadline passed overnight as the state continues to manage more than 17,300 […]
Senate inquiry an attack on ABC: Buttrose
ABC chair Ita Buttrose has sharply criticised the establishment of a Senate inquiry into editorial complaints handling by the national broadcaster and SBS. November 14, 2021 ABC chair Ita Buttrose has raised concerns that a parliamentary inquiry into the national broadcaster’s complaints handling processes could be an attempt to undermine its independence and oust its board. […]
New plan to tackle ‘silent pandemic’
A new national diabetes strategy will help guide the nation’s response to the diabetes epidemic over the next 10 years. November 14, 2021 More than 17,000 Australians died from diabetes-related illness over the past 12 months, as another 120,000 were diagnosed with the nation’s fastest-growing chronic disease. Currently, about 1.9 million Australians suffer from diabetes, […]
Telegram that changed Australia turns 150
It’s 150 years ago this month since the words “Advance Australia” were sent to Darwin in the first telegram to arrive in the country from overseas. November 13, 2021 Described as the internet of the 19th-century, it’s 150 years ago this month since the telegraph line linked Australia to the outside world. A Morse Code […]
NT govt blasted over COVID policies
The Northern Territory government has been slammed over its COVID-19 policies by two powerful Aboriginal land councils and a peak Indigenous health service. November 13, 2021 Two powerful Aboriginal land councils and an Indigenous health service have taken the Northern Territory government to task over its COVID-19 policies. The Northern Land Council says it supports […]
Unvaccinated NT workers face $5000 fines
Most Northern Territory workers will need to have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by midnight Friday or face being blocked from their workplaces. November 12, 2021 Northern Territory workers have one day to get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose or face losing their jobs. The new health directive makes it mandatory […]
NT wastewater positive for COVID-19
Fragments of the coronavirus have been found in Katherine’s wastewater as the Northern Territory’s first community outbreak rolls on. November 10, 2021 Northern Territory officials are concerned COVID-19 could still be spreading in the community after wastewater testing found coronavirus fragments in Katherine. Chief Minister Michael Gunner declared the emergency over on Monday, saying the […]