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Archive for December 22nd, 2021
NT eases testing rules, five new cases
Five new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the Northern Territory as testing requirements ease for interstate travellers. December 22, 2021 The Northern Territory has detected five new COVID-19 infections as authorities ease testing requirements for interstate travellers. A child from a Tennant Creek town camp and a teenage girl from Katherine are among the […]
Dozens of children in Don Dale over Xmas
Four years after the Northern Territory accepted a recommendation to close Don Dale detention centre, dozens of children are set to spend Christmas behind bars. December 22, 2021 Dozens of children are likely to spend Christmas behind bars in the Northern Territory’s infamous Don Dale youth detention centre, four years after the government agreed to close […]
Mutating kidney gene linked to disease
An Australian gene discovery is set to change the way medical practitioners treat kidney disease. December 21, 2021 Australian scientists have found a gene in the human body that mutates in some people and accelerates kidney disease. Kidney disease impacts 1.7 million Australians each year, according to Kidney Health Australia. The discovery is expected to […]