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The police sticker indicates the broken was brown back in October last year, and is still waiting for repair.

PM’s office tops for town ugliness

Chris McLennan

Two elderly people were arrested in Katherine yesterday for being involved in the drug trade. File picture.

Two men charged with driving under the influence of drugs

Chris McLennan
2hrs ago

SMASHED: The damaged window has left Katherine paramedics down one ambulance.

Smashed window leaves ambos ‘distressed’

Roxanne Fitzgerald
2hrs ago

Rain finally hits Katherine

Roxanne Fitzgerald

ROAD TOLL: The rest of Australia has seen a decline in deaths on roads, but the NT's road toll has increased.

2018 road toll ‘horrific’

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Cyclone could develop in the Gulf of Carpentaria this week

Samantha Walton

Martin Schahinger, Business Manager and Bobby Nunggumajbarr, chairperson from Yugul Mangi Development Aboriginal Corporation looking forward to further growing local skills and jobs in Ngukurr.

Outback store upgraded to promote jobs and health

Chris McLennan

The police sticker indicates the broken was brown back in October last year, and is still waiting for repair.

PM’s office tops for town ugliness

Chris McLennan

Two elderly people were arrested in Katherine yesterday for being involved in the drug trade. File picture.

Two men charged with driving under the influence of drugs

Chris McLennan
2hrs ago

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1996

The new plan will be put to council for approval at its monthly meeting tomorrow night.

Money to be diverted to second oval

Chris McLennan

Water police have had complaints some people were taking too many crabs. Pictures: NT Police.

Fishing crackdown nabs crabbers

Chris McLennan

THEY'RE BACK: Nicole Simmonds (SSNT track & field coach), Nelly Thomas, Lucas Smith, (back) Glenn Hayles (team manager), Warren Draper, Boyd Fletcher. Picture: supplied.

School track and field athletes return

Chris McLennan

The new plan will be put to council for approval at its monthly meeting tomorrow night.

Money to be diverted to second oval

Katherine’s best secret fishing spot exposed

Chris McLennan

Big quarter gives Hawks reason to believe

Chris McLennan

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BUDDING ACTOR: Angus Pickering with his biggest supporter, his mother Megan Pickering, on the set of the feature movie Top End Wedding in May 2018.

Extras excited for release of film shot at Nitmiluk

Roxanne Fitzgerald

CURIOUS: Katherine residents are already making their way down to the river to check out the rising water.

Katherine River rise closes Low Level Bridge

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Bridie Duggan was awarded NT Young Australian of the Year in 2017.

Celebrating Australia Day in Katherine

Chris McLennan

BUDDING ACTOR: Angus Pickering with his biggest supporter, his mother Megan Pickering, on the set of the feature movie Top End Wedding in May 2018.

Extras excited for release of film shot at Nitmiluk

The Travelling Film Festival will visit 18 regional places across Australia. Picture: Supplied.

Special guest to attend Travelling Film Festival opening

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Southern Rockhole is filling up with water as the wet season sets in. Picture. Department of Tourism and Culture.

Where to swim – popular spots are still open

Roxanne Fitzgerald

A Cat 950 GC loader ready for work at Flamsteed Equipment's Toowoomba headquarters. The company says the machine is ideal for the bush.

This Cat loader is ideal for the bush

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Is Air to Water technology the answer to drought?

A Cat 950 GC loader ready for work at Flamsteed Equipment's Toowoomba headquarters. The company says the machine is ideal for the bush.

This Cat loader is ideal for the bush

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

The landmark sale of the massive Clifton Hills Station, South Australia, measuring 1.65 million hectares, saw the property being purchased by Australian businessmen Viv Oldfield and Donny Costello from Crown Point Pastoral Company. Clifton Hills Station is Australia's second largest agricultural property and one of the biggest in the world.

Huge station bought by Aussie farmers

MOLLIE TRACEY

Shifting from an airfreight transport model to one of sea freight, will be a key focus of the research.

Project to grow northern Australia mango exports to China

Chris McLennan

A stockman at work on a Consolidated Pastoral Company property.

CPC sells three stations in NT and WA

Junior rangers removing burr from the hot springs.

Problem weeds love a rainy day

Ranger Clare Pearce

A fountain is one suggestion for the CBD upgrade. Pictures: Katherine Town Council.

CBD upgrade plan includes fountains, more shade and signs

Chris McLennan

Elders Katherine branch manager Paul McCormick with Elders CEO Mark Allison.

Elders Katherine named branch of the Year

Chris McLennan

Junior rangers removing burr from the hot springs.

Problem weeds love a rainy day

ORNATE: This little frog, named for the ornate patterns on its slightly warty skin, has a coat of many colours.

Frog’s coat of many colours

Ranger Clare Pearce

NOTORIOUS: The Linday Street/Katherine Terrace intersection in Katherine. Picture: supplied.

Planned road changes open for comment

Chris McLennan

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1996

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1992

STORM AND DAWN: Darwin last week at dawn during a storm. Photo: Jodie Nalder.

Photos of the week

Beautiful bugs. Photo: Lorraine Harris.

Send in your photos of the week

Ewe are joking! Check out these weird and wacky ways to keep your pet cool

Tanya Marschke

The Sunday Roast | Back to 1992

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1995

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Rafael Nadal

It’s day 1 of the Australia Open and it’s hot

THE EVOLUTION OF: Before he was ScoMo, "fair dinkum" guy, Scott Morrison was Miami, "flashy" dresser. AAP Image/Dan Peled

I knew ScoMo when he was called Miami

Mark Bode

Occam’s razor is instructive in shave saga

Father Brendan Lee

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Professor Pamela Snow

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

The jobless rate was 5.0 per cent in the final month of 2018, down from 5.1 per cent in November.

Jobless rate dips, as part-time workers up

18m ago

Sean Price has lost a bid to appeal his sentence for murdering Melbourne teen Masa Vukotic.

Schoolgirl killer loses court appeal bid

30m ago

Adelaide's 80-year-old record has been broken with the mercury touching 46.2C in the city.

Adelaide records hottest ever day

1hr ago

Ex-CFMEU boss Dave Hanna is facing seven counts of receiving secret commissions.

Ex-union boss awaits committal decision

1hr ago

Decision: A Newcastle Teachers Association meeting. The Newcastle group successfully moved for a NSW Teachers Federation campaign to have scripture removed from NSW public schools.

NSW Teachers Federation says scripture has to go

Joanne McCarthy
1hr ago

Some 60,000 hectares of bushland across Tasmania has been ravaged by dozens of fires.

Aircraft to be grounded in Tas fire fight

1hr ago

A truckie claims he saw a Yowie in bushy Gold Coast hinterland, similar to above, last November.

What is a Yowie?

Robyn Wuth
2hrs ago

A Queensland truckie claims he saw a hulking, hairy 3-metre tall Yowie in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Qld truckie claims Yowie bashed his bonnet

Robyn Wuth
2hrs ago

Back in time: The historic Mary Valley Rattler.

Relive history this Australia Day weekend

John Rozentals

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

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Try this: Porterhouse steak nicoise salad

24m ago

Benefits of consolidation: A major problem for many younger workers is that most of them are disengaged, and as a result have multiple superannuation funds with small balances. The combination of all those account-keeping fees, and of premiums for insurance (which is often unwanted), is ripping their returns to shreds.

Not a super way to engage young workers

Noel Whittaker

BUILT TOUGH: The BeefEater Signature ProLine six-burner built-in barbecue is designed to withstand the tough Australian climate, with all stainless-steel components commercial grade.

Hosting the ultimate Australia Day barbecue