NT sex work industry faces massive downturn
ONE of Darwin’s most famous brothel madams expects up to 40 per cent of sex work businesses in the NT to be wiped out by coronavirus restrictions.
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Push for payroll tax to be waived to help struggling NT businesses
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Gunner furious with anti-frackers for ‘spreading fear’ during crisis
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More details of NT’s $50m business survival fund revealed
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NT’s $65m coronavirus economic stimulus package revealed
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