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Two found dead on Stockton near dinghy

TWO bodies washed up on Stockton beach are believed to belong to a pair of sailors who have ...

Silence over toxic contamination angers community

NSW authorities and the Department of Defence debated for years about whether to investigate potential contamination of waterways ...

Bottled-up emotion: how drinking culture harms children

FETAL Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the most preventable childhood disability and affects thousands of Australians, yet it remains ...

‘Too many sharks out there’

RETIRED fireman Dave Quinlivan was standing on his adopted beach on Tuesday telling some old visiting friends how ...

Margaret Henry battles cancer

THERE is a long list of visitors – Greens comrades, school friends, former colleagues, current councillors, writers, artists, ...

JOANNE McCARTHY: Nothing but the truth

I will confess to Dad why his razors were always blunt in the early to mid-1970s.

Snakes charming topic for art

NEWCASTLE artist and wildlife rescuer Teresa Purnell believes snakes to be the most misunderstood creatures on the planet.

NRMA opposes 120km/h speed limit

THE speed limit on two of the state’s major roads will not be lifted, if the NRMA has ...

Council to examine water pollution from trains

IT may only be a drop of oil or a trace of coal dust that blows off a ...

Union backlash over divestment

THE peak mining and energy union has accused Newcastle's Labor councillors of trying to "destroy more blue collar ...

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Knights primed for final battle to avoid spoon shame

THE Newcastle Knights intend to avoid history, rather than create it, in Saturday's loser-takes-all showdown with Penrith at ...

Lees unleashes star stayers for new campaign

BROADMEADOW trainer Kris Lees' star stayers, Protectionist and Lucia Valentina, kick off their spring campaigns together in the ...

SPORTING DECLARATION: Brown's task a big ask

SUCCESS is relative.

Souths hot favourites for unbeaten season

SOUTHS are looking to field a second team in the Newcastle open netball championship next season but are ...

Seva takes command

HAMILTON coach Scott Coleman has been waiting - hoping - for Seva Rokobaro to step up.

WATCH LIVE: Real NRL Elimination Final - Cessnock v Central Newcastle

WATCH all the live action from the Real NRL Elimination Final as Cessnock meet Central Newcastle from 3pm ...

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Oyster ban for Tilligerry Peninsula

TWENTY six oyster growers on Tilligerry Peninsula received a text message on Friday morning advising them they would ...

‘Misleading’ data lodged by coal mine

CHINESE coal company Yancoal’s assessment of its proposed Moolarben mine expansion was ‘‘misleading’’, inadequate, and ignored previous concerns ...

NSW Master Builders Association Awards 2015

THERE was a mix of nerves and excitement as the ‘‘best of the best’’ in the construction industry ...

KO, NXFM lose general manager

LOCAL radio stations KO FM and NXFM have been shaken up with the news that General Manager Steve ...

COMMUNITY

Weekend Planner: September 5-6

Just a heads up, don’t forget that it’s Father’s Day on Sunday.

WIN TICKETS: Peter Garrett at Newcastle Writers Festival

MIDNIGHT Oil frontman Peter Garrett is coming to town in October for a special Newcastle Writers Festival event ...

Margaret Henry battles cancer

THERE is a long list of visitors – Greens comrades, school friends, former colleagues, current councillors, writers, artists, ...

24-hour drawing marathon at museum

TERESA Purnell will be among hard-core staff and students of the University of Newcastle’s Natural History Illustration (NHI) ...

National

'UNSW is drunk': Facebook page gets hacked on university's Open Day

UNSW staff are scrambling to contain an embarrassing outbreak of undergraduate humour, after the university's Facebook page was ...

Memorial remembers Rozelle fire victims Bianka and Jude O'Brien and Chris Noble

Rozelle community reunites to remember lives lost in blast.

William Tyrrell investigation turns to grandparent support groups

Detectives investigating the William Tyrrell case were led to two grandparent support groups.

Peter Dutton orders deportation of former bikie boss Sam Ibrahim: ABC report

The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton has ordered the deportation of former Sydney bikie boss ...

Dads see themselves as mothers' little helpers - not equals - survey finds

Peter Greste meets the letter writers who helped set him free

Peter Greste has urged the Australians who wrote letters to him in prison to show the same support ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Toxin fears in Hunter’s water

THE discovery of ‘‘persistent organic pollutants’’ in the environment surrounding the Williamtown RAAF base may have surprised some ...

IAN KIRKWOOD: Penalised to work

IF you are reading this on Saturday morning, and you are one of the 9.5 million or so ...

ROSEMARIE MILSOM: Alcohol and pregnancy just don’t mix

I FIRST heard about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Broome in April.

OPINION: Let’s protect our children

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is preventable, writes Dr John Boulton.

LETTER: Let’s follow German example

GERMANY estimates it will take a million refugees in 2015, and Australia took 15,750 in 2014/15.

TOPICS: Hard Rubbish revolution turns junk into treasure

‘‘HEY mate, help us with this. Good man,’’ said the man, like it was normal, at the top ...

Entertainment

Newcastle couple star in The Block

FOLLOWING in the steps of Brad and Lara Cranfield and Maxine Stokes and Karstan Smith, Newcastle couple Shay ...

Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase in town

A CROP of Australia’s hottest new comedians will bring their best material to Newcastle on Saturday night as ...

This Is Not Art 2015 unveils headliners

ONE has more than a billion views on YouTube, the other is a former Triple J morning host. ...

Bo Bice's hit squad

BO Bice didn't have to think too hard when he was asked to choose a song to perform ...

Life & Style

Bottled-up emotion: how drinking culture harms children

FETAL Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the most preventable childhood disability and affects thousands of Australians, yet it remains ...

Very best of Aussie rock times

It sounds like a pun but I developed an interest in photography about 1976 from a friend of ...

Mental health in coal industry examined

UNIVERSITY of Newcastle researcher Brian Kelly has outlined progress on a landmark $350,000 study into mental health in ...

JOANNE McCARTHY: Nothing but the truth

I will confess to Dad why his razors were always blunt in the early to mid-1970s.

REVIEW: Lampworks Cafe, Hamilton North

NEWCASTLE has plenty of buildings - both historic and modern - sitting vacant.

CLAIRE DUNN: Awesome encounter

THERE'S nothing like travelling in strange lands to make you feel like a stranger.

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