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On Norfolk Island, frustrations mount five years on from losing self-government

Jasper Lindell
April 12 2020 - 4:30am
Norfolk Island, where many residents are frustrated five years after losing self-government. Picture: Shutterstock
Norfolk Island, where many residents are frustrated five years after losing self-government. Picture: Shutterstock

In the Pacific Ocean, 1400 or so kilometres east from Australia, Norfolk Island is hunkered down against the threat of coronavirus. Without even an operating theatre, the virus' effect on the island, many of whom vulnerable to the disease it causes, would be devastating.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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