The Latest Breaking News from Territory

Eddie Betts's protege Waylon Davey sets out on ever-more-popular footy path via Melbourne private school

Waylon Davey comes from football family royalty in the Northern Territory, but as the teenager treks the private school path to the AFL, he and his family know there are plenty of challenges ahead.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Domestic travellers no longer required to be vaccinated against COVID to enter the NT

The NT government has quietly lifted a ban preventing people who have not received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from entering the Northern Territory.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Katherine man dies with COVID-19, as Code Yellow alert lifted across Darwin hospitals

The Northern Territory has today reported its 14th COVID-related death, after a Katherine man in his 50s died with the virus. The number of people in hospital has dropped again, slightly, to 127.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Traditional owners in NT water fight

A group of traditional owners is taking the Northern Territory government to court to block a decision to grant a water licence to an outback station.

AAP · Feb 16, 2022

Royal Darwin Hospital calls Code Yellow emergency as NT records three COVID-related deaths

The emergency declaration came as authorities reported three COVID-related deaths, a new daily record, and after unions called on the NT government to declare a Code Brown for the entire health system.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

NT nurses and doctors unions call for 'Code Brown' alert as health staff report COVID-19 exhaustion

The NT's two biggest health unions say the alert would allow the NT government to divert resources from less urgent hospital services to deal with COVID-19.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

NT COVID-19 hospital numbers fall slightly to 156, with 22 requiring oxygen and one in ICU

There are currently 22 coronavirus patients receiving oxygen and one in intensive care in Northern Territory hospitals, as the Territory records 1,086 new COVD-19 cases.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

NT posts a rise in COVID-19 infections

The Northern Territory has reported a rise in COVID-19 infections as the parliament resumed for the year.

AAP · Feb 15, 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

Ex-NT Police officers blow whistle on mental health concerns in force, call for public inquiry

Ex-Northern Territory police officers are speaking out about mental health issues in the force and say there's inadequate resources available to help them cope.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2022