Two U.S. Air Force heavy bombers have joined the Australian air force to conduct training exercises meant to help enhance military cooperation between the allies off the northeast coast of Australia, in the Northern Territory. The U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers, known as Bones, flew in from the Indian Ocean region to conduct drills alongside the Royal…
US Bombers Set to Complete Interoperability Drills With the Australian Air Force
New Restrictions for Remote Northern Territory Communities
The Northern Territory (NT) government will introduce new public health measures in remote communities where less than 70 percent of residents have had their first COVID-19 shot. According to Northern Territory Health, from Nov.15 anyone entering these communities from Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, or outside the Territory will have to wear a mask in public…
Northern Territory in Day One of Three-Day Lockdown After Single Infection Found
Greater Darwin and the town of Katherine in Australia’s Northern Territory have entered their first full day of lockdown after a single infection was discovered. Over 150,000 residents were plunged into a 72-hour lockdown from Aug. 16 midday after a U.S. traveller spent four days in the community. The man in his 30s travelled to…
US Military Flies COVID-19 Vaccine to Australia for US Troops
The U.S. military has flown its own COVID-19 vaccine supply into the Northern Territory to inoculate the Marine Rotational Force based in Darwin in Australia’s “top end.” About 2,200 servicemen and women in the NT have started receiving their first doses, which are being administered by U.S. Navy medical officers. The vaccine is offered under…
Alice Springs in Central Australia Enters 72 Hour Lockdown
The central Australian town of Alice Springs has entered a 72-hour lockdown as of 1 p.m. local time on June 30 after a mine worker who spent seven hours at the airport infected four family members with the Delta variant of the CCP virus. The mine worker, who contracted the virus while in Brisbane hotel…
Qantas Adds Seven New Routes as Demand Surges
Qantas predicts that its capacity will exceed 100 percent of pre-COVID levels in the coming months after adding seven new routes between major capital cities as domestic demand increases following the pandemic slump. Qantas Domestic and International CEO Andrew David said the new routes would help support the growing demand for domestic tourism. “As most…
Port of Darwin Lease to Chinese Company ‘Unfathomable’: Sen. Abetz
Liberal senator Eric Abetz has welcomed a review into the Port of Darwin’s 99-year lease to a company with strong ties to Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), saying it was a “serious mistake that must be rectified.” This comes amid tense relations between Canberra and Beijing, which sharply declined after Australia called for an…
Australia Upgrades Four Northern Defence Bases for US Wargames
The Australian federal government has pledged $747 million (US $578 million) to upgrade four military training facilities in the Northern Territory, in time for war gaming exercises with the United States and allies. Prime Minister Scott Morrison flew to Darwin for the announcement saying the spend was critical to provide Australian soldiers with the best…
Australian Soldier Dies Suddenly
An Australian soldier has died suddenly in the Northern Territory, the Department of Defence has confirmed. “It is with profound grief that the Australian Defence Force confirms the death of an Australian Army soldier in the Northern Territory on 25 March 2021,” a Defence spokesperson said in a statement. Defence said soldiers from the platoon…
Northern Territory to Give Police More Powers to Curb Youth Crime
Young offenders will be taken into automatic custody if alleged to have breached bail conditions under the Northern Territory’s (NT) crackdown on crime. Police will be granted powers to immediately place electronic monitoring on alleged offenders and breath test children without an adult guardian present under the proposed crackdown. “Crime anywhere at any time is…
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