The Latest Breaking News from Karine

Unusual humid weather blankets Katherine one month into the dry season as BOM forecasts week of scorching heat

After 25 years as a mango farmer on the outskirts of the dry, outback town of Katherine, Mitchael Curtis thought he had seen it all – then this morning, out of the blue, it rained.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

NT coroner examines death of a woman at the hands of ex-partner out on a suspended sentence for assault

An inquest has begun in Darwin examining the death of a woman who was killed by her ex-partner, while he was out on a suspended sentence for a separate violent assault.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

In the battleground seat of Lingiari, the Coalition hopes to dim Labor’s star power with a first-time upset

A Labor stronghold since its creation in 2001, the party faces the possibility of losing to the rising popularity of a CLP candidate

The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022

Out of sight

The pandemic has exposed generations of neglect in the funding of remote housing for Aboriginal Australians. In the Northern Territory, families still hold on to hope their children will see a better future.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

Attempted Aboriginal massacres took place as recently as 1981, historian says

Alice Springs mass poisoning claimed two lives and left many in hospital but details are scarce, showing challenges of verifying frontier killings

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2022

Katherine residents staying home amid Omicron's spread as businesses feel the pinch

It may be the hot Top End wet season in Katherine but the town's streets are desolate as the community hunkers down in a bid to counter the spread of Omicron. For some businesses, it's the worst downturn in five years.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Katherine gets $7.2m for recycling facility but kerbside sorting still years away

Every month, a semi-trailer worth of crushed beer cans and glass bottles is picked up from the town's sorting centre and driven south — as far as recycling goes there, that's about it. But that could soon change.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2022

Housing boom hits Katherine in Northern Territory as new jobs bring transient workers

A swift and sharp turnaround is leading to an unusual phenomenon in a highly transient town where it's almost impossible to secure a rental.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2022

Harder for close contacts to get PCR tests in Katherine, amid critical RAT shortage

Close contacts, excluding frontline health staff, will find it harder to get PCR tests in Katherine, as laboratories struggle to analyse high volumes.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

NT scrambles to find 55 teachers in first week of school year amid a national shortage

The government is in talks with the registration board about the possibility of incentivising retired teachers back into the profession as students start the year amid a national shortage.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022