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Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in Big Rivers region

Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in Big Rivers region

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Natasha Fyles says 95 COVID-19 patients are in hospital across the NT, with four in ICU.

NT virus cases jump with late test results

Tim Dornin
2hrs ago

UP SHE GOES: Construction of the Northern Territory's first cotton gin is on schedule to process this year's harvest. Picture: Entegra.

WATCHCottoning on to a new crop in the north as Katherine gin goes up

Chris McLennan

NEW STUDY: LiveCorp's new live-ex economic study is updating and building on an economic analysis from 2018.

New LiveCorp study looks at northern cattle export impact on economy

Brandon Long

Alan Young Najukpayi has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal. Picture: Brian Pedwell

OUR PEOPLEYarralin resident Alan Young Najukpayi awarded OAM

Sarah Matthews

The retail sector is urging national cabinet to ease COVID isolation rules for workers.

No change to full vaccination definition

Georgie Moore

Be prepared. Photo: file

DIGESTSchools virus spike expected

Janine Graham
1hr ago

Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in Big Rivers region

Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in Big Rivers region

2hrs ago

Natasha Fyles says 95 COVID-19 patients are in hospital across the NT, with four in ICU.

NT virus cases jump with late test results

Tim Dornin
2hrs ago

Green Island, much loved by surfers galore. Photo: John Hanscombe

Waves of nostalgia wash over legendary surf spot

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Be prepared. Photo: file

DIGESTSchools virus spike expected

1hr ago

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Another 29 lives lost as NSW records 17,316 new COVID cases

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NSW COVID cases rise back above 20,000

Photo: File

WATCHCOVID hospitalisation numbers jump in NSW as 29 more lives are lost

Australia, get set to enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic

DIGESTAustralia, get set to enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic

Janine Graham

Photo: File

WATCHNSW records 15,091 COVID cases and 24 deaths

Kim Chappell

Minister for Education James Merlino, pictured during a past school visit to the south-west, announced a plan to keep education settings open while taking measures to protect students and staff.

EXPLAINERWhat are the new rules for Victorian schools?

Kyra Gillespie

INSET: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Free rapid tests twice weekly for students as Victoria prepares for school to return

Many AFL clubs posted messages acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on January 26.

Clubs send bold Australia Day messages

Justin Chadwick

Jess Fox is among Australia's Olympic gold medal athletes recognised in the country's honours.

Australia honours community champions

Alex Mitchell

Mercedes say teams face a moment of truth when the F1 season starts in Bahrain under new regulations

F1 year to be painful for some: Mercedes

Many AFL clubs posted messages acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on January 26.

Clubs send bold Australia Day messages

NO RESPECT: Howard Kotton says that Nick Kyrgios' lack of respect for tennis and his opponents is mirrored by fans in the stands. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

OPINIONKyrgios' disrespect mirrored by fans in the stands

Howard Kotton

Comoros, who've written the best stories at the African Cup of Nations, have been hit by COVID-19.

COVID-hit Comoros have no goalie at AfCoN

The website for Don Hearn's cabins reads: "This is a different kind of place it suits some people and definitely does not suit others." Photo: Kathy Sharpe

LISTENWaves of nostalgia at legendary South Coast break

The website for Don Hearn's cabins reads: "This is a different kind of place it suits some people and definitely does not suit others." Photo: Kathy Sharpe

LISTENWaves of nostalgia at legendary South Coast break

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

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Jarvis Cocker and Helena Bonham Carter voice characters in the creepy stop-motion trilogy. Picture: Netflix

WATCHThe House, a creepy fable not for the kids

B.R. Doherty

Lamingtons. Picture: Alan Benson

Put another prawn on the barbie: cooking our national dishes

Karen Hardy

Jannis Niewohner, left, and Sandra Huller in Munich - The Edge of War. Picture: Frederic Batier/Netflix

REVIEWWhat-if spy story has its moments

Jane Freebury

Jarvis Cocker and Helena Bonham Carter voice characters in the creepy stop-motion trilogy. Picture: Netflix

WATCHThe House, a creepy fable not for the kids

Travelling Film Festival: See some interesting cinema in Katherine.

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Getting out and about in Katherine and beyond

Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth, now streaming on Apple TV+. Picture: Apple TV+

WATCHMild to wild genre bending in Coen's Macbeth and Wolf Like Me

B.R. Doherty

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

Discussing the importance of fodder crops to the northern cattle export supply chain is (from left) Berrimah Livestocks Brendon Lewis, Senator Sam McMahon, NTLEA CEO Tom Dawkins and Minister David Littleproud at the Berrimah Export Yards. Picture: Supplied

Minister supports NT agriculture supply chain focus

KEEPING IT REAL: Real cossies for real women is exactly what Active Truth deliver so that you can enjoy summer in comfort.

Swimmers for every size and shape

Linda Lambrechts

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

NO PRAM REQUIRED: Your little one will love a daily outing if they are learning how to conquer skateboarding.

World's first kids learner skateboard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

Linda Lambrechts

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

House prices in Gerringong, in NSW, rose at the fastest rate in the regional Australia and the second-fastest in the country. Picture: Sylvia Liber

2021's best regional property markets revealed, demand 'surge' predicted

Jack Needham

EXTRAVAGANT: Cintra, at 34 Regent Street, is selling for the first time in 104 years.

WATCHIconic 30-room manor for sale

Hamish Geale

The block at 160 Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. Picture: Supplied

They expected $5 million, they got more than double that

Jack Needham

When to watch: Kyrgios and Kokkinakos, then Alcott and Ash Barty

WATCHWhen to watch: Kyrgios and Kokkinakos, then Alcott and Ash Barty

Jarvis Cocker and Helena Bonham Carter voice characters in the creepy stop-motion trilogy. Picture: Netflix

WATCHThe House, a creepy fable not for the kids

UP SHE GOES: Construction of the Northern Territory's first cotton gin is on schedule to process this year's harvest. Picture: Entegra.

WATCHCottoning on to a new crop in the north as Katherine gin goes up

Photo: File

Another 29 lives lost as NSW records 17,316 new COVID cases

SUPPLIES: Tasmania's Health Department has provided 2000 rapid antigen tests to the Commonwealth as part of the Centre for Antarctic Remote and Maritime Medicine Partnership. Pictures: file

Why Tasmania sold RAT kits to the Commonwealth

Adam Holmes

Gwyneth Paltrow, right, and intimacy expert Michaela Boehm at Goop HQ. Picture: Netflix

GRAPHIC CONTENTIs it sex therapy, soft porn, or just a load of Goop?

B.R. Doherty

Social media sensations: Kylie and Simon Morrisey shoot more TikTok content at Illawarra Print and Signage. Picture: Robert Peet.

WATCHMeet the latest unlikely TikTok sensations with millions of views

Greg Ellis

Katherine High School Principal Nick Lovering, DUX awardee Sebastian Gazey and Year 12 Coordinator Jamyma Kalamaras

PHOTOSFrom baking to marine biology - students shine at Katherine High graduation

Vanessa Arundale

Cyber abuse and other unsafe behaviour on our social media platforms is a daily occurrence. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHow to fix hatred online? Impose a duty of care

Josh Bornstein, Ginger Gorman

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe at the standing committee on economics at Parliament House in February last year. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONWill inflation trigger a double-dip recession?

Adam Triggs

Running Australia Day holiday dates up the flagpole

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONRunning Australia Day holiday dates up the flagpole

Carl Boyd

WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Advocates concerned labour shortages will impact access to home care packages.

Worker shortage as home care list drops

Eileen Wood

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

Nick Kyrgios (left) and Thanasi Kokkinakis have moved into the Australian Open doubles final.

Kyrgios, Kokkinakis into all-Aussie final

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Sister Janet Mead held rock masses regularly in St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Adelaide.

Singing nun Janet Mead dies at 83

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Samuel Hogg and Tessa Pollard with baby Jasper, born in Ukraine and awaiting a passport and travel permits to be allowed to fly home to Australia. Photo: GoFundMe

Not without our baby: Australian couple unable to flee Ukraine

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Killer whales have been spotted hunting and killing the blue whale in a world-first.

Orcas seen killing world's biggest animal

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Former Bee Gees member Barry Gibb has been named an honorary Companion of the Order of Australia.

Barry Gibb honoured in Order of Australia

Jack Gramenz
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Family: After seeing the challenges people with spinal injuries face, the Swains have created an organisation called Stronger Together.

SUBSCRIBER'It was a horrendous time': How one family hopes to help others with spinal cord injuries

Anita Beaumont
1hr ago

From February 5, more people will be allowed to enter WA, but must still have 14 days of quarantine.

WA extends face mask edict as cases grow

Michael Ramsey
1hr ago

A British MP and a House of Lords member will speak to the social media and online safety inquiry.

Apps provide eating disorder 'petri dish'

Georgie Moore
1hr ago

MORE TO DO: Bob Katter at a demonstration in Yarrabah in 2020. Photo: Brian Cassey

Katter pleads for more government action on Aboriginal art

Brandon Long

Townsville inundated: BoM is forecasting a monsoonal trough will linger over North and Western Queensland for several days.

381mm in 24 hours: Monsoonal trough hits North Qld

Ben Harden

2022 Goldfield Ashes Ladies Champions FBI. Photos supplied.

Mount Isa FBI take out Goldfield Ashes tournament for second year

Samantha Campbell

The age pension is a major source of income for most Australian retirees. Picture: Shutterstock.

ADVICEWorking through the labyrinth of age pension regulations

Noel Whittaker

DISCOVER: Fungi, including the honey fungus pictured above, are masters of survival. Picture: Shutterstock

Fungi: The secret kingdom we don't see

Annamaria Talas

Lennox Bridge, Blaxland. Australia's first stone arch bridge and still in use. Photo: Shutterstock

A brief history of transit and road planning across Australia

Sam Hollier