Teachers in the Northern Territory have expressed anger over the government's decision for schools to return as normal from next week.
Teachers in the Northern Territory have expressed anger over the government's decision for schools to return as normal from next week.
In a survey of 1,000 teachers, more than half said they had no faith in the territory government to consider their health, and more than 60 per cent said they felt unsafe. More than 80 per cent of teachers felt their workload had significantly increased and at least half preferred to work from home. Image: Getty
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