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COVID cases are rising across Australia, with the peak yet to come. Here’s a breakdown of hospitalisations in each state and territory

Health officials across the country are predicting a peak in COVID cases in coming weeks but there are already hundreds of people being treated in hospital for the virus.

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Federal funding pitch for Beetaloo Basin infrastructure ramps up

Infrastructure necessary for oil and gas companies to reach production in the Beetaloo has been added to a national list of priority investments.

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Indigenous life expectancy increases in the NT, but Aboriginal health experts say more work is needed to close the gap

The life expectancy of Indigenous people is growing more than for their non-Indigenous counterparts in the Northern Territory, new data shows. But the average Indigenous person is still likely to live 15 years less.

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NT Health reduces COVID-19 reinfection period from 84 days to 28 in response to rising cases

Authorities say the BA4 and BA5 sub-variants are driving a third wave of COVID cases in the Northern Territory, with recovered Territorians who fall unwell now required to get retested after 28 days.

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Northern Territory's banana freckle outbreak grows, affecting 17 properties

The fungal disease, which growers say represents a major threat to Australia's $500m banana industry, has now been found at 16 Top End properties plus a government research facility.

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NT Police investigate ATV quad bike death in Katherine

A crime scene has been established on a rural property in Katherine where a man has died following an ATV incident.

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NASA's inaugural Northern Territory mission is over, but hopes for a space industry boom remain

Three rockets fired from the remote Northern Territory have signalled a new hope for a region in need of economic diversity — that the space industry could help launch them into the future.

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Bulk-billing clinics in the Northern Territory unable to survive on Medicare rebate alone

With doctors in short supply and bulk-billing clinics preparing to introduce fees, there are fears the Top End's already stretched hospital emergency departments will bear the brunt of more patients.

ABC News

Tourists stranded in the NT amid widespread Qantas group flight cancellations

Melbourne locals Erin Watkins and Mick Porter are among hundreds of people stranded in the Northern Territory due to a high volume of recent flight cancellations by Qantas and its budget subsidiary Jetstar.

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NT project to get $300m in free water

The Central Land Council says a fruit and vegetable project in the Northern Territory could get more than $300 million in free water over the next 30 years.

AAP

NT decision to grant biggest ever water licence labelled ‘extraordinary’ giveaway

Report also finds employment benefits from Fortune Agribusiness’s Singleton station venture were ‘largely illusory’

The Guardian - AU

Study finds Fortune water licence deal represents poor value for NT taxpayers and traditional owners

An independently commissioned study of the NT’s largest-ever groundwater licence has found the project "makes no sense" for Territory taxpayers.

ABC News

NT set to appoint first president

After 18 months without a leader, National Telecom (NT) is about to appoint its first president this month as the state enterprise faces several critical challenges.

Bangkok Post

Archaeologists investigate medical incarceration of Indigenous Australians in leprosariums

West Australian archaeologists investigating the history of Indigenous people medically incarcerated in leprosariums say they were subject to harsh treatment and discrimination over decades.

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Telecom chess match tightens

Last week's announcement by Advanced Info Service (AIS) on its proposal to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) is expected to complicate the telecom regulator's decision on the fate of the merger between AIS's mobile rivals True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

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Prisoner advocates say a lack of programs at Darwin Correctional Centre is contributing to the NT's high reoffending rates

Legal advocates and former prisoners claim a lack of effective rehabilitation programs at Darwin's only adult prison is contributing to the Northern Territory's staggering reoffending rates.

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Flood mitigation levee in Katherine divides town as work begins more than 20 years after record flooding

Work is finally getting underway on a 2-metre-high flood mitigation levee in Katherine after devastating floods in 1957 and 1998, but not all residents are happy about it.

ABC News

NT Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, with growing group of believers descending on stadium for prayers

Hundreds of NT Muslims have gathered together for Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest spiritual events on the Islamic calendar. It's also one of the busiest times of the year for halal butchers.

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NT woman charged with domestic murder

Northern Territory police have charged a woman accused of fatally stabbing a man during a domestic incident in Palmerston.

ABC News

Why people travel thousands of kilometres to run just five as part of parkrun tourism

Some do it for the people. Some do it for the places. Others do it for an entirely different reason.

Bangkok Post

NT prepares gateway station for LEO satellites

National Telecom (NT) is developing a gateway station in Ubon Ratchathani for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites operated by OneWeb, a UK broadband satellite internet service provider, as part of a plan to increase its long-term revenue stream in the satellite tech frontier.

ABC News

Voluntary assisted dying advocates hopeful about new push to restore territory rights after 27-year fight

After fighting for the right to legalise voluntary assisted dying in Australia's territories for almost 30 years, Judy Dent tries not to get her hopes up too much these days. But she thinks the latest push feels different.

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Calls for masks and resources to protect NT Indigenous communities

Health officials in the Northern Territory are calling for the return of masks to protect people living in remote communities and more resources to rollout vaccines.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese said Coalition cuts to the AEC restricted people voting in the Northern Territory. Is he correct?

The Prime Minister has claimed cuts to the Australian Electoral Commission under the previous government "restrict[ed] people voting in the Territory" because it reduced the number of staff "who were working ... to get people on the roll".

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NT Police rescue five passengers aboard missing boat in Bynoe Harbour near Darwin

Three adults and two teenagers who were missing since Tuesday have been rescued, after their four-metre tinny was located early this morning.

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