The Latest Breaking News from NT

Vital rail link between SA, the NT and WA reopens 25 days after floods

After being closed for more than three weeks by floods that turned parts of the SA outback into a huge swamp, trains are again rolling down the line connecting the state to its neighbours.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

Qantas extends Darwin-London flights

Qantas has extended until at least June its direct flights from Darwin to London amid continued doubts over when WA will reopen its borders.

AAP · Feb 15, 2022

Qantas to continue its Darwin to London service until June as WA border remains closed

Qantas will continue to run direct daily flights between Darwin and London until at least the end of June amid ongoing uncertainty about the reopening of the border to Western Australia.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

NT Chief Minister denies government under-reporting COVID-19 deaths of Aboriginal people, reports 164 patients in hospital

Michael Gunner dismisses claims the NT is delaying or under-reporting Aboriginal deaths from the coronavirus, saying health services are taking longer so they do not make mistakes.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2022

Katherine gets $7.2m for recycling facility but kerbside sorting still years away

Every month, a semi-trailer worth of crushed beer cans and glass bottles is picked up from the town's sorting centre and driven south — as far as recycling goes there, that's about it. But that could soon change.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2022

PM defends timing of rapid test orders

A petition of more than 150,000 people has been tabled in parliament calling for free access to rapid antigen tests.

AAP · Feb 13, 2022

Woman from Tiwi Islands dies with COVID-19 as NT records 757 new cases

COVID-19 deaths in the NT have doubled over the past week, with the government announcing 164 patients are in hospital with the virus across the Territory.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2022

Uncertainty over jobs data due to Omicron as nation records at least 47 virus deaths – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2022

Northern Territory mothers are missing out on millions of dollars in superannuation, says Industry Super

Before she fell pregnant, Aneeta Clark had built up a financial safety net working in Darwin's hospitality scene. That changed when she had her son.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2022