Tag: Northern Territory

Drones Aid Remarkable Gold Discoveries in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (NT) has seen an eruption in excitement over prospects of a new gold rush after exploration teams believe they have unearthed an extraordinary high-grade deposit of the precious metal. Emmerson Resources (ER), a mineral exploration organisation, stumbled upon the remarkably rare find in the heart of the territory at Mauritania, Tennant Creek…


Virus Outbreak at Northern Territory Gold Mine Grows

The Northern Territory (NT) has recorded two new cases of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus in its second day of lockdown, raising its total to six after an infected man joined 900 staff at the Granites gold mine on June 18. The outbreak comes amid nationwide lockdowns, with new cases in New South Wales,…


Jacinta Price to Run for Australian Senate to Push Back on Left Wing ‘Ideology’

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the deputy mayor of Alice Springs, in central Australia, has announced that she will run for one of the Northern Territory’s two Senate seats in federal Parliament. Price will run for the Country Liberal Party (CLP) against Nationals senator Sam McMahon in a bid for the seat, which will pit her against…


Australia’s Northern Territory Cash Offer to Attract Tourism Workers

The Northern Territory is offering thousands of dollars to help attract hospitality and tourism workers to the Top End of Australia ahead of the coming dry season. The Territory traditionally relies on seasonal workers, international students, and working holidaymakers to fill the roles during the busy tourist season. But COVID-19 travel restrictions have left many businesses…


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…


VIDEO: Aussie Fishermen Find Baby Sea Turtle Tangled in Fishing Net and Cut Him Free

When a baby sea turtle became entangled in a mess of discarded fishing gear and garbage, it almost certainly would’ve died without help. Luckily, three fishermen came upon the floating trash pile and spotted the trapped infant reptile. Australian man Rhys Shearer was out fishing with two buddies off the coast of Dundee, near Darwin,…


Northern Territory Declares Seven More Sydney Suburbs as COVID-19 Hotspots

The Northern Territory has declared seven more Sydney postcodes to be coronavirus hotspots in the wake of emerging cases across the harbour city. The ruling applies from Thursday and involves the suburbs of Croydon, Croydon Park, Lilli Pilli, Strathfield, Strathfield North, Strathfield South and Sutherland. Anyone from them or Sydney’s northern beaches arriving in the…