James Elton

Some Katherine residents are calling for a youth curfew to be imposed after a group of joy-riding youths nearly collided with a mother and her 2-year-old daughter while they were driving home yesterday.

It's already a paradise for fishers in the know from across Australia, but locals say the remote Limmen Bight Marine Park has vast, untapped potential as a tourism hot spot.

A Northern Territory family has accused the Department of Education of failing in its duty of care for their 12-year-old girl, after she was allegedly indecently assaulted at a school that caters for children with disabilities.

Woolworths has been hit with a string of workplace safety charges after one of the supermarket giant's forklift operators allegedly struck a motorcyclist on a public road, causing "serious injuries", in 2025.

A helicopter pilot and a police officer who performed a daring flood rescue in Katherine earlier this year have been awarded for their heroics as part of the Northern Territory's Territory Day awards.

Today marks 100 years of the NT town of Katherine, which has a rich history as a meeting place and crossroads to the north and as home to some of Australia's most stunning natural sites.

Katherine couple Nicki and Luke Asling have been living on their back verandah for the past three months, after their home was flooded to the ceiling in March. Local renovators say it will take months for all the repairs in town to be completed.

After being dormant for nearly 30 years, the Mount Todd gold mine near Katherine is gearing up to restart production. While there are calls for local Aboriginal people to have the "first crack" at mining jobs, the operator is planning to engage a largely FIFO workforce.

Sammy Wurrawilya has taken out the title of spear-throwing champion at this year's Barunga Festival with an impressive effort of more than 30 metres.

A teenager has died after the allegedly stolen vehicle he was in rolled on a major Northern Territory highway early today.