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NT eyes more lockdowns where vaccine rates are ‘unacceptably’ low

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Northern Territory acting Chief Minister Nicole Manison says authorities will still use lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19 outbreaks despite telling Territorians it was time they learnt to live with the virus.

The Territory on Monday scrapped quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers coming from COVID-19 hotspots, reopening to the whole of the country just as cases are climbing.

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Jessica Gardner is Deputy editor - News. She has previously edited the Companies and Markets section. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com
Alana Christensen is a homepage editor at The Australian Financial Review.

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