Arnhem Land is in lockdown – but you can visit through online concerts

Aboriginal artists are streaming free music and dance performances during the coronavirus crisis

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Aboriginal remote communities have been closed to the outside world for weeks amid the coronavirus crisis, designated as biosecurity areas and locked down for their own safety with non-essential visitors banned.

In the top end, it means big festivals such as Garma are cancelled and important cultural gatherings are not allowed, which is a blow for employment and tourism, but more importantly is a major interruption to cultural life.