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Howard Springs quarantine deaths to be examined

The deaths of three people, including two women from Indigenous communities, in Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility will be examined at an inquest.

AAP · Nov 24, 2023

Pigeon Hole residents to remain at Howard Springs facility after government deadline for repatriation

More rain means Pigeon Hole residents still can't go home after the NT Government last week said the remaining evacuees would be repatriated to their communities by April 26.

ABC News · Apr 25, 2023

NT flood evacuees could face fines over criminal damage to Howard Springs facility, Natasha Fyles says

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles confirmed the facility had been damaged by flood evacuees, including during a number of domestic violence incidents.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

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Kalkarindji flood evacuees begin repatriation from Howard Springs back to community

Around 700 people were evacuated to Darwin from the remote communities of Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Daguragu earlier this month as flooding hit the Victoria Daly region of the Northern Territory.

ABC News · Mar 26, 2023

Evacuees wait to return to flood-hit NT remote communities as transport links severed by rising rivers

Residents of several remote communities say they still do not know when they will be allowed to return home, as flooded transport links cause empty supermarket shelves across the border in Western Australia.

ABC News · Mar 5, 2023

NT wildlife rangers investigating after three-metre crocodile found beheaded in Darwin rural area

Wildlife rangers condemn the actions of people who apparently removed a saltwater crocodile from its underwater trap and beheaded it.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

Defence flags interest in using Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility to house local, international military personnel

More than 60,000 people quarantined at Howard Springs during the height of the pandemic. But the Defence Department is now considering using the facility to house thousands of military personnel during training exercises.

ABC News · Dec 12, 2022

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Howard Springs quarantine facility — Australia's COVID-19 'port' — now in stand-by mode

It's the end of an era for the Howard Springs quarantine facility, with Australia's so-called "gold standard" infection management and control centre shutting its doors.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

NT Centre for National Resilience to close

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the Northern Territory's Centre for National Resilience COVID-19 quarantine facility in Howard Springs will close on June 16.

AAP · Jun 9, 2022

NT women's shelters say Howard Springs quarantine facility could bolster domestic violence crisis housing

Darwin's once-crowded Howard Springs quarantine centre was housing just three people at one point last week. The head of a major women's shelter says it could be used for another purpose.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

COVID-19 quarantine facility at Howard Springs had as few as three people in it this week

The Centre for National Resilience on Darwin's outskirts has played a critical role in Australia's defence against COVID-19. But its long-term future remains unclear as the number of people isolating there plummets.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

NT shelters for women and children escaping domestic violence are being forced to close due to COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19 across the Northern Territory is creating a "bottleneck" inside women's shelters already packed with women and children escaping violence, says an expert in the sector.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

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