Northern Territory in ‘Final Stretch’ Before Borders Open

Northern Territory in ‘Final Stretch’ Before Borders Open
People sit and drink at Shenannigans Restaurant Bar on Mitchell St in Darwin, Australia on May 15, 2020 . Shane Eecen/Getty Images
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The Northern Territory is in the “final stretch” of isolation before it reopens its borders, after they were shut nearly three months ago due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Once that happens, the NT Government plans to sell itself as the “safest place in the country” and attract extra domestic tourists who can replace the 300,000 international tourists a year it has lost for now.