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Hamilton bouncer charged over assault
Police allege the security guard punched and kicked a patron who had been asked to leave.
Transport NSW unveils proposed name for Wickham interchange I Poll
Tomago hazardous waste company in damage control after pollution alert
The EPA has ordered further testing of drainage channels after accelerating the clean-up of a Tomago site
Shark alarm shuts Nobbys
NOBBYS beach is closed as a precaution after a hammerhead shark was spotted in the channel.
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Four teens charged over vicious Belmont North bashing
UPDATE: Footage allegedly shows crippled victim being punched to the ground and stomped on.
Herald Breakfast – December 14
DANCING in the street as fire consumes a Hunter service station, the Jets take a beating and Cold ...
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Medical research in the Hunter is becoming more commercial, amid a job-creation push.
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Dick Smith’s Christmas surprise for farmers
Aussie Helpers' wonderful work spurred Dick Smith to gobsmacking generosity.
Victim tells of life inside ‘monster cave’
Clergy sexual abuse survivor Paul Levey says he has spent his whole life trying to escape his past.
Spectacular shooting-stars show to light up Monday's moonless night sky
Interested in space-rock showers? Try after midnight, peaking sometime between 2am and 4am on Tuesday.
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Anglo American sheds 85000 jobs
The cuts are more than half the firm's 135,000 staff.
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Photos; video: Christmas fun at Speers Point
Thousands turned out for the annual carols by candlelight at Speers Point Park.
Photos; video: Clever shark detector to keep beaches safe
Hunter company builds world-first technology to detect sharks at beaches
National
'Why would you bother?': Turnbull government backbenchers warn against world's emissions plan
The world may have struck a much-heralded deal in Paris to ratchet up pollution cuts in the decades ...
ATO to unveil large business hit list, clamps down on Singapore hubs
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'City of colour:' Lord Mayor Clover Moore unveils New Year's Eve plans for Sydney
It will be a night of firework firsts as Sydney celebrates New Year's Eve.
John Bannon: a quiet giant of politics
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NSW Police to roll out new high-visibility mobile speed camera units
The new flouro speed camera police cars will be hard to miss and that's the aim.
Out-of-control truck missed cars by metres at notorious Dee Why intersection
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Entertainment
Michael and Kyly Clarke deny failure to sell first pictures of Kelsey Lee for $250k
It has been claimed that retired Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and his wife, Kyly, are trying to ...
Nintendo files patent for phone-like game controller
Nintendo has filed a patent for a game controller with a unique free-form touchscreen built into it, adding ...
Karl Stefanovic missing from epic Independence Day sequel trailer
It's been two decades and they're back. The much-anticipated trailer for the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day has ...
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Life & Style
World-class imagination
There is no time to waste for Newcastle creative director Kelly Boulton. She has too many ideas to ...
Fatty liver disease: the frightening epidemic affecting one in three Australians
For years, John Hatty was a senior businessman travelling the world. The former scientist's job with a mining ...
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David Potts' final fling: last words on super, sharemarket, mortgages and tax
Stop me if this starts to sound more obituary than last column, but at least if ever I ...
Money: How to keep the bill down when taking your smartphone on holiday
Bill Holder is one of millions of Australians who have suffered bill shock because of excess data usage ...
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