In some of the most remote parts of Australia, not having access to fresh produce or not having your mail delivered for weeks at a time can be a normal part of life. Key points: A number of remote communities are struggling with food supply due to cut-off roads One store manager says they are getting limited government support as …
Residents of a remote Australian town experienced a rare weather event after 'small live fish' began falling from the sky. According to New York Post, the scaly phenomenon occurred during a heavy rainstorm in the town of Lajamanu, a small community in the arid Northern Territory, around 560 miles south of Darwin. "We've seen a big storm heading up to …
A Central Australian regional council servicing nine remote Aboriginal communities has laid bare the impacts it has observed since long-term alcohol bans were lifted in the Northern Territory in July. Key points: The Central Desert Regional Council has reported a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence since grog bans were lifted across the NT A decrease in workforce productivity and confusion around …
Another remote community in the Northern Territory has been plunged into lockdown, after wastewater samples in Lajamanu tested positive for coronavirus. The lockdown took immediate effect on Saturday night in the community of about 500 people located 560 kilometres south-west of Katherine. Lockdown restrictions eased for fully vaccinated people in Katherine on Saturday, with the recording of one new local …
The Northern Territory has recorded three local COVID-19 cases in 24 hours related to the Katherine cluster. Key points: Four new COVID cases — three local and one from an international repatriation flight — have been recorded in the NT The Lajamanu remote community has gone into lockdown after wastewater samples tested positive for COVID Genomic sequencing to determine if …
