Your morning news snapshot from around the Hunter, regional Australia and beyond.
Local News
Hamilton South youth present ideas to transform estate
Jury’s time to decide
‘Beer and sport’ push for Medowie
Angler spray over fish hooks
Father drowns while rescuing son at Boomerang Beach
Public transport stalls for briefings
Newcastle bus and ferry customers urged to plan ahead, with limited State Transit services running between 11am and ...
Bus and ferry services cancelled
The Chief has boots on for next epic journey | Video
A stolen gun, a death and the sad warning | poll
Latest News
Goodchild back to lead the line for Olympic
One of Northern NSW's leading strikers is fit again after hurting himself playing rugby union.
Now for the play-offs
Interest in Jets high after positive meeting
American consortium still in the picture as FFA aim to complete Jets sale by June.
Tom lets a third qualifier swim by
Raising a glass to a decade in action
HUNTER Culinary Association is marking 10 years in operation with a smattering of events to promote the region ...
Now there’s an idea ...
The Smart Ideas Competition returns at the Hunter Innovation Festival.
Industrial might amid mighty testing times
Bob Cowan says innovation and diversification have kept him afloat.
Settling home truths
A battle to find accommodation for an elderly relative led Hunter businesswoman Catherine Graham and her sister-in-law to ...
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A sacred Aboriginal women's site will be the subject of a meeting on Thursday.
Regional Focus
Half-cocked PETA chicken meat claims refuted
PETA has made allegations about chicken meat consumption and penis size which have been scotched far and wide.
New $5 note unveiled by Reserve Bank
The RBA has released images of a new $5 note.
Violence against women on rise
QLD: Serious incidents in remote Queensland towns are the latest in the wave of violence against women sweeping ...
Woman pleads guilty to stealing from local church
National
Clive Palmer facing undignified exit from Parliament after administrators' damning report
Clive Palmer is facing an undignified end to his brief parliamentary career and may face criminal charges, after ...
Sports clubs, Stuart Ayres and the billion-dollar stadium
The Sports Minister has never demonstrated why the preference of the majority of Sydney rugby league clubs would ...
Families of four MH370 victims sue Malaysia Airlines
The families of four Australian passengers on board the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, are suing the company ...
Sydney father pleads guilty to bashing toddler son
A Sydney father has pleaded guilty to bashing his two-year-old son leaving the toddler with critical head injuries.
Dolla Merrillees appointed director of Powerhouse Museum as Parramatta River site chosen
Dolla Merrillees has been appointed director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, which includes the Powerhouse ...
Anger, frustration over government silence on disability abuse royal commission
Disability advocates have slammed the federal government's "astounding silence" over a landmark Senate report, which called for a ...
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Opinion
Hunter Brekkie Blog - Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Our unions support social equality for all Australians
Police suffer in state’s revenue-raising race
Newcastle Herald readers have their say
Keep the cuts away from our Medicare health rebates
Short takes
The need for speed ...and beating boys
Topics: A girl racer, a parking puzzle and Olympic gold... and silver.
Entertainment
Batman joins the chaos in new Suicide Squad trailer
Batman has popped up in the newest trailer for the anti-superhero film Suicide Squad, the film hyped by ...
Polish Club – It’s just rock n’ roll, not rocket science
Sydney duo Polish Club are keeping it simple and that's precisely what's getting them noticed.
Sunrise's Michael Pell goes on expletive laden outburst over Randwick guest list
"I don't know who these people are. Who are these c***s?" executive producer for Seven's Sunrise, Michael Pell, ...
Elizabeth Debicki, Richard Roxburgh join cast of Simon Baker's film Breath
The Tim Winton adaptation has started filming in Western Australia with a strong Australian cast plus two newcomers ...
Life & Style
Markets handmade in Hunter and proud of it
NIBBLES
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Warm and welcoming
Fruitful period for vintner
THIS year saw Andrew Thomas chalk up his 30th consecutive vintage in the Hunter and next month he ...
AFP raids Australian Careers Network after referral from Department of Education
Officers from the Australian Federal Police have raided the headquarters of major vocational education outfit Australian Careers Network.
A fat load of good: why it's time to bring full fat back
New research has found that those who consume full-fat dairy tend to weigh less and have a reduced ...
Travel
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Travel tips & advice: The best way to appreciate food in another country
If you really want to get to know a country's food culture, this is what you need to ...
Balance health with decadence on a Princess cruise
Let the scent of the ocean wash away the thrum of everyday life on a Princess cruise.
Where to meet that's half-way to Europe?
We'd like to meet up with our daughter who lives in Brussels. Can you recommend somewhere about halfway?