Newcastle councillors have questioned the cost of a private investigation into a media leak.
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Social photos: 2016
How we celebrated in 2016.
Hunter Breakfast | Monday, May 23, 2016
Man who punched priest and paid the price
He punched a paedophile priest and paid the price.
A ‘showman’ priest with a dark history
Catholic priest David O'Hearn told supporters to "keep the faith" from the dock at his multiple trials.
Road toll mounts as three die in one day
Police have issued a grim warning to Hunter drivers after the fatal accidents.
Not again: fears for rugby league player after on-field tragedy
Drug stash revealed by blaze
‘Somebody has tried to burn the bats’ | photos, video, poll
Lambton factory burns in suspicious fire | photos, video
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Moore of the same for Eagles
Tyros propping up Knights | poll
All tied up in see-saw encounter
Gosford down Souths in Hunter Coast hockey
The Hunter Coast hockey ladder closed up after Souths' first loss of the season.
Wild about food
Once Ashleigh Hays realised she had a passion for creating great meals from original ingredients, her life came ...
In top gear, but under the radar
Wayne Sanders keeps a low profile but runs a smart, service-oriented operation in a highly competitive business
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Ready for another ‘eye opening’ experience
Optometrist David Kim is calling for people to support the good work of the Fred Hollows Foundation.
Can I live with you?
Regional Focus
Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond charged with drink-driving, gun offences
NSW: Dual Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond has been charged with drink-driving and firearms offences.
Victorian Country Women's Association votes to support marriage equality
The Victorian branch of the Country Women's Association has become the latest high-profile group to throw its support ...
Fairfax Front Pages | Monday, May 23, 2016
Take a look at what's making front pages around the nation today.
National
Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond charged with drink-driving, gun offences
Dual Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond has been charged with drink-driving and firearms offences after an alleged domestic ...
Mafia adviser's meetings with Malcolm Turnbull, MPs
Slain gangland lawyer and Mafia associate Joe Acquaro spent two decades cultivating and donating to senior Liberal politicians ...
Election 2016: One in five Australians would offer a refugee their spare room
One in five Australians would offer a temporary home for a refugee if they had a spare room, ...
Inner west tops rankings as Sydney's kidney disease hot spots revealed
More than one in six people in Sydney's inner west have signs of chronic kidney disease, as new ...
The simple Westpac banking error that gave Christine Jia Xin Lee $4.6 million
The simple Westpac error that led a Sydney student to spend $4.6 million on designer handbags and clothes ...
NSW set to become Australia's first $1 trillion economy
NSW is forecast to become Australia's first $1 trillion state economy in just over a decade - roughly ...
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Opinion
Hunter Breakfast | Monday, May 23, 2016
Hunter’s frontier wars too soon forgotten
Lack of education will leave us voting blind
Short Takes
Scrums and tackles: spinal injury in football
Suburban beauty captured in time
Topics: Suburban art in Newcastle and a missing pig.
Entertainment
The reason Sam Armytage doesn't want to go to Rio with Sunrise
The single Sunrise presenter lashed out at claims she is "desperate" for a child but she won't travel ...
Jennifer Byrne and friends ramp up reading for 10th anniversary of ABC TV's The Book Club
After a decade of talking about books on TV, Jennifer Byrne and friends are set to ramp up ...
Readers don't want to be babied, says A Little Life author Hanya Yanagihara
Fiction writers have a duty to look at the "putrefying ugliness" of what humans can be, says American ...
Life & Style
Go your own way
Reflect on a life well lived and plan for a farewell that mirrors your own unique adventure.
Canberra women travelling to Queanbeyan to access medical abortion drugs through mail
Canberra women are travelling to Queanbeyan to access medical abortion drugs through the mail, a telephone provider of ...
Time to support, not criticise, new mums
Granny flats - turning backyards into gold
Granny flats are proliferating like crazy, at least in NSW where the rules are much more relaxed than ...
Shares Race week 4: Leader scrapes a win in tough week for shares
What threatened to be a blowout in this month's Shares Race ended up a close tussle between the ...
Mums who gain weight between pregnancies more likely to have unhealthy babies
Women who gain weight between pregnancies could be putting their babies at risk, an Australian-first study has revealed.
Travel
Where to have Christmas dinner in the US
Any advice on where to have a good Christmas dinner in Manhattan?
Why Scandinavia is booming for Aussie travellers
According to some predictions, this coming European winter may produce some of the most spectacular Northern Lights in ...
River cruise in France and Spain in January
What's the best option for us to see some of France and Spain in January?
Christman in Alsace region of France
What can we do in France in winter, if we don't ski?