why the NT must delay opening its border to protect First Nations people
- Written by Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
The current string of COVID-19 outbreaks in Aboriginal communities in remote areas of the Northern Territory will only get worse if the NT government opens its borders on December 20, as planned.
The government should heed the call by John Paterson, CEO of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT), for the borders to remain closed until...





