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Northern Territory bushfire: Tennant Creek under threat as emergency situation declared for Barkly region

NT police commissioner says evacuations ‘not going to occur’ in town as ADF joins battle against 10,000 sq km blaze

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An emergency situation has been declared as a bushfire four times the size of the ACT continues to threaten a remote Northern Territory town.

The 3,000 residents of Tennant Creek have been urged to “stay calm” as authorities seek special powers to manage the 10,000 sq km blaze.

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