[Link] Amnesty UK accused of ‘spreading false information’ about Northern Territory Covid outbreak

Read: 26/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Amnesty UK has been accused of “spreading false information” about the Northern Territory’s Covid outbreak in an extraordinary joint statement from the territory’s peak Aboriginal health organisation and Amnesty’s own Australian operation.

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[Link] Supply chains threatened as vaccine deadline looms for freight workers entering the NT

Read: 31/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

From groceries and hardware to cattle and clothes, freight workers play a crucial role in keeping the Northern Territory open for business. But the NT government's vaccine deadline for the industry is fast approaching.

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[Link] Tennant Creek Aboriginal leaders say $80m aid package prompted by toddler's rape is being misdirected

Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

John Fitz Jakamarra and the other members of Tennant Creek's Apurtu traditional owner group feel the Central Australian town is descending into chaos.

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