'We gotta get that needle': On the streets of Katherine the threat of COVID looms large

Sarah Matthews
Updated November 22 2021 - 7:55am, first published 7:53am
Taurian Western, Meshach Reason and Brendan Ashley are all from Beswick. Picture: Sarah Matthews
Taurian Western, Meshach Reason and Brendan Ashley are all from Beswick. Picture: Sarah Matthews

When I approach Ben* where he sits on a blanket on a brick footpath, he looks around for his mask and puts it back on before we start talking. He wants to make sure he's not breaking any rules.

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Sarah Matthews

Sarah Matthews

Northern Territory Correspondent

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