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Williamtown win in $12b decision to buy 58 Joint Strike Fighters
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POLL: Region a ‘loser’ in Baird’s cabinet: MP
HER office is 150kilometres away from Newcastle and about a three-hour drive from Muswellbrook but ...
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Royal pair enjoy rare moment of solitude, photos
THE ancient heart of Australia welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and gave them ...
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Shaun Grant’s off to make his dad’s BMX dream come true
MORE than 100 people emptied their pockets last night to help the son of mine ...
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Graham Arnold sees positives in Jets job
JETS management met with Graham Arnold in Newcastle yesterday, in a clear sign that the ...
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Woman dead in Yengo national park

Detectives investigating Islington home invasion

DETECTIVES are investigating a home invasion at Islington on Tuesday night.

CCTV urged as asbestos dumpers hit, photos

A CESSNOCK councillor has called for CCTV cameras to be installed in asbestos dumping hot spots following the ...

Man in hospital after Stockton assault

A MAN needed hospital treatment after suffering a severe cut above an eye when he was punched during ...

East Maitland court closure would hit business: Labor

Labor has warned of the flow-on effects of the closure of the East Maitland Courthouse, saying nearby businesses are also ...

Testing a bid to cut coal dust

HUNTER coal wagon dust emissions will be simulated in a wind tunnel as part of a NSW Minerals ...

Diocese has ‘no plans’ to develop

THE Anglican Diocese of Newcastle has quashed rumours that it is set to develop some of its landholdings ...

O'GRADY MURDER: Second man arrested, video

DETECTIVES are now turning their attention to those who may have helped accused killer Tony Dent before and ...

Rapist facing new charge

A CONVICTED rapist will be charged with attempting to kidnap a young woman at Cardiff South after Newcastle ...

ANZAC DAY: Naming troops in unmarked graves

THE First World War began 100 years ago, but at the Sandgate Cemetery the extent of the Hunter’s ...

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'Traumatic': airline wouldn't let boy with cancer fly home for Easter

NSW: A boy from Orange, with cancer, did not make it home for Easter

Splendour in the Grass headlined by OutKast, Lily Allen and Kelis

Reformed US hip hop act OutKast top a strong bill for midwinter festival Splendour in the Grass, with ...

Derrinallum bomb blast: Clean-up now Australia's biggest

VICTORIA: The mammoth effort to clean up explosives at the Derrinallum bomb site is now the largest police ...

Royal visit: William and Kate visit South Australia | PHOTOS, UPDATES

SA: Royal couple's whirlwind SA visit in Adelaide's northern suburbs comes to an end.

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Graham Arnold sees positives in Jets job

JETS management met with Graham Arnold in Newcastle yesterday, in a clear sign that the former Socceroos mentor ...

Bennett says Darius Boyd will strike back

KNIGHTS coach Wayne Bennett has defended Darius Boyd’s fitness and attitude despite the Queensland and Australian representative’s mixed ...

Globetrotting Hector Mendez enriched by his travels

EDGEWORTH import Hector Mendez ranks the game he played opposite Fernando Torres as the highlight of his career.

Mamo has chance to enhance credentials against Dogs

ROOKIE winger Jake Mamo has retained his place for Newcastle’s game against Canterbury at ANZ Stadium on Saturday ...

Two more years: Joey Leilua a Knight to 2016

THE Knights have re-signed left centre Joey Leilua for two more years, extending his tenure until the end ...

Willie Mason accepts two-game suspension

KNIGHTS prop Willie Mason has pleaded guilty to a grade-two shoulder charge and accepted a two-game suspension.

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Gallipoli 'ghost' captured at soldiers' cemetery

Dusk had settled and night was closing in on Beach Cemetery on the old Anzac battlefields of Gallipoli ...

A new womb for the baby

Womb transplants are the new frontier of reproductive science. Richard Orange reports on the quest to produce the first healthy ...

Green on blue inquiry looks at top command

An inquest into the deaths of three Australian soldiers killed by a rogue Afghan soldier in 2012 will investigate allegations ...

More Fromelles Diggers identified

As many as 20 soldiers killed in Australia's bloodiest 24 hours in battle have been identified, almost a ...

Inquest on Australian soldiers will examine army decisions

Inquest on three Australian soldiers killed by a rogue Afghan soldier in 2012 will probe uncomfortable allegations about commander decisions ...

The high cost of holding on

Australia needs to rethink how it keeps sick, elderly people alive in hospitals and stop overtreating them at the end ...

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Beyonce's buddy Chelsea James dies

UPDATED, VIDEO: CHELSEA James, the girl whose courage in the face of remarkable adversity won the hearts of ...

ANZAC DAY: Naming troops in unmarked graves

THE First World War began 100 years ago, but at the Sandgate Cemetery the extent of the Hunter’s ...

Shaun Grant’s off to make his dad’s BMX dream come true

MORE than 100 people emptied their pockets last night to help the son of mine worker Phillip Grant ...

BRIGHT SIDE: Grant Kruger jumps into action

DEMENTIA is a cruel disease, denying many the luxury of a happy old age.

Entertainment

THEATRE: Heartbreak House

A play set in World War I is still relevant today, writes Ken Longworth.

THEATRE: The Deep shows fun world beneath the ocean

TIM Winton’s classic kids’ book The Deep is coming to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre.

TOPICS: Seal appeal may prove more than a mouthful

NOVOCASTRIANS are used to seals popping up in the harbour, but a rare sighting south of Merewether this ...

Lorde postpones, Dizzee Rascal cancels Groovin' the Moo sideshows

LORDE has postponed her Australian tour, including a Newcastle show, while Dizzee Rascal has cancelled his Groovin' the ...

Life & Style

WINE: Grange no stranger to controversy

Penfolds Grange has been surrounded by previous controversy, writes John Lewis.

Stopping 'Stop Tony Meow': how web plug-in caught the Department of Prime Minister's attention

Staff at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have used up more than 130 pages of correspondence ...

Yogurtland opens with fun flavour frenzy

Frozen yogurt fans can design their own, complete with the best seasonal fruit toppings, writes Kate Tarala.

BARZINGAHH: Fresh food in a cosy setting

A LOVE of all things food and all things secondhand. That’s what prompted Janine King to open Barzingahh ...

ANZAC POSTCARD: That takes the biscuit

In the battle for Gallipoli, the Turks were not all the Anzacs were up against, writes Jenny Tabakoff.

NIBBLES: Treats on menu for mums

MOTHER’S Day is fast approaching – it’s May 11 – so get in early and book to give ...

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