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Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week’s stories are:

1. NT Govt to spend a whopping $130m on Rapid Antigen Tests: Public tender documents
2. Another ‘Code Yellow’ emergency called for Top End hospitals amid COVID outbreak
3. Parliament protesters call for the immediate closure of Don Dale
4. Labor staffer in Snapchat ‘snorting’ video was party member and campaigner since 2019
5. Gunner Govt rejects drug testing for pollies following ‘snorting scandal’
6. Territory Labor’s campaign consultants awarded taxpayer cash by dept of business CEO after rejection for COVID stimulus money: FOI docs
7. Union calls on government to pay ‘millions’ in historic entitlements to ‘hundreds’ of public servants
8. NT Government to spend $12m attracting tourists and workers as int’l borders open
9. Dog tests positive after RAT, Senator uses her media adviser to promote her business