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Snap lockdowns and border closures as the Delta variant spreads

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media. Source: AAP

The Northern Territory government has put the Greater Darwin region into lockdown, South Australia has closed its borders to several jurisdictions and Western Australia's Perth and the Peel districts have restrictions in force for three days.


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By Greg Dyett

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The Northern Territory government has put the Greater Darwin region into lockdown, South Australia has closed its borders to several jurisdictions and Western Australia's Perth and the Peel districts have restrictions in force for three days.



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