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Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says weather in flooded communities has eased as 'hundreds' of evacuees remain stranded

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said there were still there were still "hundreds" of people waiting to be evacuated from Kalkarindji to the nearest major centre of Katherine.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Renewed calls for short-term accommodation in Katherine as visitors from remote NT communities sleep rough

Ruth Rory has travelled eight hours by bus to Katherine from the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola. Without safe and affordable accommodation, she's forced to sleep at a public toilet block.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

Katherine reports rise in transient visitors since return of Alice Springs alcohol restrictions

Katherine in the Northern Territory already has one of nation's highest homelessness rates. Officials say more people are now pouring into the town, putting a strain on services.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

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Residents breaking leases to leave Katherine, Northern Territory, amid reports of rising crime

It was almost impossible find somewhere to rent in Katherine last year, but vacancies are rapidly rising as residents break leases to leave town, a real estate agent says, blaming rising crime rate in the Northern Territory town.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

Mayors of Darwin, Katherine call for NT-wide alcohol restrictions amid concerns about crime

Natasha Fyles says comments she made on Monday urging police to 'step up' efforts in Alice Springs caused 'unintended harm', as calls for more alcohol restrictions are backed by the mayors of two major NT centres.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Katherine crime rate rises as business owner considers closing due to break-ins

The latest police statistics paint a bleak picture for Katherine, with "peer pressure, being goaded into it by mates and social media" playing a big part in driving up crime rates.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Katherine Mayor calls for second bridge in NT town prone to major flooding

Flooding across the north has highlighted the vulnerability of Australia's road network and in this small town, built on a flood plain with only one high-level bridge, concern is rising.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

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Katherine community asked to back justice reinvestment project to tackle crime

Justice reinvestment has seen prisons in the US state of Texas shut down. Could it work in a rural town with one of the highest crime rates in Australia?

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

Police hunt Katherine offenders after seven CBD break-ins and dangerous driving spree

Northern Territory Police have condemned an incident in Katherine overnight as "completely unacceptable" after a number of businesses were broken into.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

NT government to look into 'viability and benefit' of crisis accommodation in Katherine

All major jurisdictions in the Northern Territory have established short-stay accommodation centres for remote visitors and people in need, yet Katherine remains without one.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

Police cars in Katherine allegedly rammed by teenagers in stolen vehicles amid 'concerning' social media trend

It's lucky "no one was hurt or killed" when a group of teenagers in allegedly stolen vehicles rammed a pair of police cars in an outback town, authorities say.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022

NT government announces teacher incentive for Katherine, but is it enough?

Teachers in the regional town of Katherine, which has been labelled one of the most difficult places to teach in the NT, will receive a yearly payment to address high turnover rates and dire housing issues.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

Snow in the NT? That's cotton littering the Stuart Highway near Katherine and locals aren't happy

What appear to be soft, white piles of snow along the Stuart Highway are something else entirely, and locals are seriously concerned.

ABC News · Sep 16, 2022

Katherine teachers strike over conditions

Public school teachers in Katherine in the Northern Territory will strike on Wednesday over a pay and conditions dispute, as well as concerns over housing.

AAP · Sep 13, 2022

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ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

In the vast region of Timber Creek, domestic violence victims have few places to go

Across a massive part of the Northern Territory, the nearest women's safety shelter is hours away. Residents are turning their own homes into overnight safe houses.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

40 years on from the death of Clyde Fenton, the larrikin lifesaver's legacy lives on

This year marks 40 years since the death of outback "maverick" flying doctor, Clyde Fenton, whose legacy as both a lifesaver and a larrikin lives on in the Northern Territory.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

How funding cuts are impacting the NT's bush courts, where remote residents access justice

In remote Australia, justice is often delivered by fly-in-fly-out courts. But now some people are being left with no legal representation.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Flood mitigation levee in Katherine divides town as work begins more than 20 years after record flooding

Work is finally getting underway on a 2-metre-high flood mitigation levee in Katherine after devastating floods in 1957 and 1998, but not all residents are happy about it.

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ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

PFAS detected in Cossack as Defence faces questions over testing

Cossack residents fear they are drinking water contaminated by PFAS as they try to understand why they were left out of Department of Defence testing for the cancer-associated chemical.

ABC News · Jun 19, 2022

Daly River Buffaloes' only home game lifts community spirits with art and footy festival

In the vast outback of the Northern Territory, the tyranny of distance takes on a new meaning — but when it comes to footy, nowhere is too far.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

NT solar farms sitting idle, some more than two years after construction

Four solar farms in the Northern Territory are sitting idle, years after construction.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

PFAS chemical contamination at Katherine spreads as Defence removes soil

The Department of Defence says tonnes of "highly contaminated" soil will be removed and destroyed as a chemical that was found have reached Katherine's drinking water spreads through waterways.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

NASA scientists flock to the Australian outback to see the one-second 'flash' that could unlock the secrets of Pluto

NASA scientists arrive in the Northern Territory for a rare event that they hope will reveal secrets of the solar system's most mysterious dwarf planet.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022

Katherine Junk Festival recycles waste into sculptures, costumes

A lack of recycling options in a remote town has inspired residents to make the most of their throwaway items in a celebration that produces prized sculptures and costumes.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2022

‘The biggest fight of our lives’: the battle to contain Covid in the Northern Territory’s remote communities

Healthworkers have helped curtail the virus, but longstanding housing problems leave families vulnerable

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