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First-ever COVID-19 death recorded in Northern Territory

The Nothern Territory has recorded its first death from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

The unvaccinated Indigenous Australian woman in her 70s died with the virus in hospital.

She is from the Binjari community, just outside Katherine.

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The remote community of Binjari outside Katherine.The remote community of Binjari in the NT.

"This is the first death associated with COVID-19 in the Northern Territory and relates to the current outbreak of which there are 60 cases," the NT Government said in a statement.

Chief Minister Michael Gunner extended his condolences to her family and community.

"They are a tight community who care for each other and about each other," he said.

"This is a very hard day for them."

Two new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the NT.

The NT has also recorded two new COVID-19 cases from interstate travellers.

Neither are related to the current cluster.

Mr Gunner said the first case is a man who arrived from Melbourne on November 29.

After arriving with his three family members, the Victorian Government alerted him that he was a close contact.

The man carried out a rapid antigen test in home quarantine, which was positive, then a PCR test which was also positive.

He and his family members are now in quarantine.

Mr Gunner commended the man for his decision making.

"I commend this gentleman. He did everything right and took it seriously and most importantly to his obligation to the territory seriously," he said.

The second case is a woman who arrived with her two children from Adelaide on flight JQ692 yesterday.

The flight is now deemed a close contact exposure site.

During the flight, the mandatory departure PCR test returned positive.

The family is now in quarantine.

New travel restrictions have been announced for South Australia after today's positive case.

Arrivals from SA will now be required to undertake seven days in home quarantine.

The NT has declared SA a red zone "for the purposes of travel" from 8pm today.

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The Northern Territory town of Katherine, in lockdown due to COVID-19.

Mr Gunner said major crime detectives are now investigating the Katherine COVID-19 outbreak after it was started by a woman from Cairns who lied about her whereabouts on her border entry form.

"COVID had not previously been in the Northern Territory in an environment where it couldn't be contained," Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker said.

"We will now investigate to identify what the cause may have been, that ultimately led to COVID being contracted by the lady that passed away last night and whether there is any criminality in relation to that."

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Winners of $80m Powerball jackpot revealed

Three $1 coins and one $2 coin was all one woman needed to secure a share of a massive $80 million Powerball jackpot in Western Australia.

The winners were a syndicate of 55 women who all go to the same Perth gym, who will take home about $1.4 million each.

One of the women, Lorna, told 6PR she had only joined the syndicate in last-minute decision.

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"At the gym a couple of days ago our leading lady that runs the gym said 'I think we should put in for Powerball, come on, $5 each'," she said.

"And I scraped a couple of coins together out of my parking ticket money, and ran back in and said 'oh, I just scraped that $5' she said 'right, you're in, you're on the list'."

Specifically, she said, her winning share was purchased with a trio of $1 coins and one $2 coin she found searching around her car.

Lorna said the rest of the group had found out at their Christmas party last night, which she'd been unable to attend – instead coming home late to a bunch of missed calls on her phone.

"I rang them back, and I said 'I hope you're ringing to tell me we've won Powerball' and she said 'yeah, we have!'" Lorna said.

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"I said, 'don't toy with my emotions!'"

She joined them at the restaurant where the Christmas party had been held, joking that by the time she arrived, "all these crazy women" had "taken over".]

"I think I am still a little bit in shock, I haven't slept much," Lorna said.

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"It's a very hard thing to take in."

She said the money would not only help out 43 families, but would help support those of the women who were running small businesses struggling during the pandemic.

The women attend Curves Gym in Beldon, in Perth's north, together.

It's the equal-biggest prize won from any Australian lottery game so far this year

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1333 on Thursday, December 2, were 27, 30, 4, 5, 33, 26 and 19 and the Powerball was 8.

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"This was the third $80 million Powerball draw of 2021. In April this year, two New South Wales players shared the $80 million jackpot walking away with $40 million each," The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said.

"And then in August, a North Melbourne dad scooped up $80 million when he held the only division one winning entry in that draw. He officially became Victoria's biggest lottery winner and the country's third biggest winner."

Lotterywest, which operates Powerball in WA, said it was the state's biggest ever lottery win, eclipsing a $50 million prize in 2015.

"We've re-written the history books for WA Lotto tonight with this incredible result," acting CEO Jeremy Hubble said.

"It also contributes to a fast-growing tally of Division One winners across the State in 2021 which has reached 64."