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Minister for Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt seen here with PM Scott Morrison has increased funding for syphilis testing.

Federal government announces new money for ATSI syphilis testing

Derek Barry

Man dies in Larrimah crash

Chris McLennan

Drug detector dog Hugo allegedly led police to find cannabis hidden inside this spare tyre. Picture: NT Police.

Hugo finds drugs hidden in spare tyre, police claim

Chris McLennan

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

Planned road changes open for comment

Chris McLennan

Live-ex class action waits on judgement

Shan Goodwin

Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia CEO Jed Matz.

Broadacre cropping to be tested again in the Top End

Chris McLennan

Jemena's Frank Tudor cuts the ribbon to open the Northern Gas Pipeline Mount Isa compressor on Friday watched by Matt Canavan, Dr Anthony Lynham, Mayor Joyce McCulloch and others.

Jemena officially opens Northern Gas Pipeline

Derek Barry

Minister for Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt seen here with PM Scott Morrison has increased funding for syphilis testing.

Federal government announces new money for ATSI syphilis testing

Derek Barry

Man dies in Larrimah crash

Chris McLennan

Six fast facts on Australia’s latest Test win

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

Katherine’s best secret fishing spot exposed

Chris McLennan

Big quarter gives Hawks reason to believe

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

Traditional Owners are frustrated by the lack of progress of negotiations after a High Court land rights decision on "sea country" was made a decade ago.

The NT’s fishy business

Chris McLennan

TOUGH SLOG: After seven successive trips to Darwin, the Katherine's region's best young AFL players will play at home.

Home game treat for Big River Hawks

Chris McLennan

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

Planned road changes open for comment

Chris McLennan

The latte, cappuccino and flat white still make up about three-in-four coffee orders.

Baristas predict oat coffees as 2019 craze

Luke Costin

Katherine's rural women's award finalist from this year, Linda Blackwood.

Follow in Linda’s footsteps – nominate for rural award

Chris McLennan

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

Planned road changes open for comment

Police regularly make drug busts in Katherine. Picture: NT Police.

How to reduce harm from drugs, alcohol and gambling

Chris McLennan

BUDDING ACTOR: Angus Pickering with his biggest supporter, his mother Megan Pickering, on the set of the feature movie as an extra.

Katherine’s movie stars prepare for world premiere

Chris McLennan

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

ON THE HORIZON: Realtair managing director Peter Matthews says the real estate cliche, ‘location, location, location’ is ever present when water is concerned. Hot spots such as cafe strips and transport services are areas that provide lifestyle to add further value to the water.

Bringing alive your coastal dream

Lydia Roberts

Allies Creek has been sold. A whole town for $550,000.

Couple buys whole town for $550,000

John Ellicott

The Katherine River Lodge, walk in walk out price of $2,750,000.

Katherine River Lodge for sale at just under $3m

Chris McLennan

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

Planned road changes open for comment

Chris McLennan

SIGHTSEEING: 'Snags' the reindeer and Santa travelled to all the Katherine hot spots in the lead up to Christmas. Picture: Chloe Follett.

Katherine Times’ $1000 Christmas winner announced

Roxanne Fitzgerald

CHRISTMAS JOY: Katherine Homeschool Group baked more than 100 Christmas cookies for emergency service staff in Katherine. Picture: Jen Bauer.

‘A small way to say thank you’ – homeschoolers bake Christmas cookies

Roxanne Fitzgerald

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

Planned road changes open for comment

Several Katherine-based growers flew all the way down to Sydney to showcase the fruits of their labour (literally!). These included Andrew and Sally Dalglish (who flew down with their five children Tilly, Charlie, Izzy, Jock and Ruby!) from The Foxhole Katherine, to showcase their brilliant Kensington Pride and R2E2 Mangoes.

Katherine family enjoys mango mania on Bondi

Chris McLennan

GLORY: Australia’s winning King’s Cup team, July 1919. Picture: AWM D00725

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Six fast facts on Australia’s latest Test win

Indian batsman Virat Kohli leaves the field at stumps on day two of the second Test.

15 facial expressions from the Perth Test

LOVELY BUTTERFLIES: Group of male Chequered Swallowtails ‘med puddling’ (getting needed minerals from the mud) near Katherine NT. Photo: Lorraine Harris.

Photos of the week

Australian opening batsman Marcus Harris (right) and Aaron Finch.

Aussies start well in Second Test

HANDY MESSAGE: Lucky survivors of a caravan and car rollover on the Stuart Highway south of Adelaide River last week left a handy message for other worried travellers.

Send in your photos of the week

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1992

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1987

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1991

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Picture: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

What if we made the Christmas cheer last?

Father Brendan Lee

Curious Minds: Tackling STEM gender bias

Dr Mary McMillan

Prepare your kids to make their own way

Zoë Wundenberg

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

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Nationals MP Andrew Broad could be replaced by a woman in his seat of Mallee.

Nationals president wants woman for Mallee

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Private health insurers have been given the go-ahead by the federal govt to hike their premiums.

Private health premiums to rise 3.25pct

1hr ago

Energy Minister Angus Taylor will lead the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Adelaide.

We need to end the 'climate wars': NSW

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NSW Labor have had their Sydney offices raided by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

NSW Labor raided by ICAC over donations

1hr ago

Scott Morrison became Australia's 30th prime minister after a dramatic federal leadership challenge.

Turbulent year in federal politics

Paul Osborne

NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin says it's time for a change of course on climate and energy policy.

Feds 'out of touch' on climate: NSW govt

Lewis, Haidee, Daniel, Sean, Josh and Rachy at Dragon Dreaming in Wee Jasper in 2018. Photo: Hannah Sparks

Emergency services oppose Dragon Dreaming festival

Hannah Sparks

The Victorian parliament will sit for just one day to swear in its 38 new members.

Vic parliament returns to swear in MPs

PRIZE: Judy Gibson will have the chance to cruise on beautiful Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw as part of the ultimate New Zealand tour.

NZ tour competition winner announced

Live Music at Empire Control Room. Pic: Geoff Duncan for Visit Austin

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

PHOTOS: Dulux Australia - Summer Trends 2019. Stylist: Bree Leech. Photographer: Lisa Cohen.

Softly does it this season

14m ago

Out of reach: While Christmas feasting is a highlight for humans, it’s also a time when some of the most dangerous foods to pets are available.

Keep pets safe at Christmas

RSPCA
44m ago

“Treatment usually involves strategies with targeted physiotherapy to improve strength of the core and hip girdle.”

Hobbling with hip pain?

HealthShare