Northern Territory (NT) Chief Minister Michael Gunner has provided an explanation as to why entry restrictions to the Australian territory have been removed despite having previously taken a hard line on COVID-19 vaccination status and testing. In a statement released over the weekend, Gunner said that the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is now…
Australia’s NT Leader Explains Why Border Restrictions Dropped Despite Former Tough Stance
Victorian Government-Built Quarantine Hubs Open
February 20, 2022
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The Victorian Labor Government has announced that the state’s first Victorian Quarantine Hub (VQH) at Mickleham, will be opening on Monday to receive its first residents as the borders re-open. The VQH is a jointly funded project between the Commonwealth and Labor Victoria under the plan for Centres for National Resilience, a project between the…
Major Project Status for $1.5 Billion High-Speed Fibre Network in Northern Territory
Australia’s Northern Territory Government has granted Major Project Status to the $1.5 billion (US$1.08 billion) HyperOne high-speed fibre network, which will directly link Darwin to every capital city in Australia. According to a media release on Wednesday, the terrestrial fibre network will boast the capacity to carry 10,000 terabits of data per second, more traffic…
Northern Territory Cruise Ship Industry One Step Closer to Fully Re-Opening
February 15, 2022
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Cruise ships may soon be sailing into Northern Territory (NT) waters again after the NT Chief Health Officer updated a health direction to increase the number of passengers and crew allowed on board ships docking in the Territory from 150 to 350. The decision comes as part of a staged re-opening of the cruise industry,…
Northern Territory Government Pledges $12.8 Million to Lure International Travellers and Workers
Australia’s Northern Territory (NT ) Government will invest $12.8 million (US$9.1 million) into attracting international travellers and workers back to the NT after pandemic border closures and restrictions have led to critical skill shortages across the Territory. The incentives will capitalise on the Federal Government’s recent announcement that international borders will re-open to fully vaccinated travellers on…
$11 Million Investment to Improve Recycling in Regional Northern Territory
The Australian and Northern Territory (NT) Governments will invest $11 million (US$7.9 million) in new recycling infrastructure to ensure better access to recycling in regional and remote areas of the Northern Territory. The project, which will be conducted under the Morrison government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF), will focus on addressing the imbalance of recycling opportunities across…
Senator Sam McMahon Quits Country Liberal Party Over Unresolved Complaints
Senator Sam McMahon resigned from the Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party (CLP) on Friday, saying that a number of formal complaints she made to management were ignored. This comes after McMahon was overlooked as the CLP’s top candidate for the Senate at the next federal election, with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price being preselected for the job…
3 Northern Territory Gold Mines to Restart Operations
Three gold mines in the Northern Territory’s (NT) Top End are set to restart operations after the NT Government awarded the Mt Bundy Gold Project “Major Project Status” on Tuesday. The three mines, Tom’s Gully, Rustler’s Roost, and Quest 29, are situated about 100km southeast of Darwin. The $412 million (US$292 million) project is expected to…
Construction on Fuel Storage Facility in Northern Territory to Service U.S. Defence Operations Begins
Preliminary works have begun to construct the Northern Territory’s (NT) largest fuel storage facility, which will play a key role in U.S. defence operations in the region. According to an NT Government media release on Tuesday, the facility will be located at East Arm in Darwin and hold up to 300 million litres (approx. 80…
3 Men Escape Correctional Facility in Australia’s Northern Territory
Northern Territory Police have stepped up their search for three men who escaped from the Barkly Work Camp in Tennant Creek on Saturday night at around 11:30 p.m. According to an NT Police media release, the trio, Ezra Austral (23 years), Richard Henwood (37), and Maximus Cutta (20), fled the facility after removing their electronic monitoring…
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