Silver medals for Lake Macquarie sailors Will Ryan, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen; Maryland triathlete Aaron Royle ninth.
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Final countdown for Kilgour Prize
The 35 finalists for the Kilgour Prize have been named
A slab of madness at the supermax
Topics: A book of badness, a casting call and a dad joke.
Fearnley on his way to Rio Paralympics
You’re on the sex site
“It’s like it’s a big arena and these girls are just being treated so inhumanely. It’s one big ...
Couple ready to do their block
Davis determined to end title drought
Warners Bay are set to battle Wallsend for the Herald Women's Premier League championship trophy at Weston on ...
Expert urges caution: ‘Where were parents?’
"It’s got to be an ongoing conversation about how to treat others and how to use technology."
Ausgrid sale blocked again
NDIS system a mess, say providers
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Headjam boosts creative team
Account manager Katrina Locandro joins the Newcastle West creative agency
Good leadership is so hard
Good leadership is hard, and that's why not many people are great at it.
Activity aplenty in the Hunter
The past few months at the Hunter Business Chamber have been busy but productive.
The simplest tip ever on leadership
If you want to be an effective leader, deliver on your promises.
China calling for firm
HMS Group of Companies looks to China - and a potential investor - to grow.
13CABS shifts to new city offices
Company says new modern offices conducive to doing better business
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An online petition demands that Emma McKeon be allowed to participate in the Rio Olympics closing ceremony.
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Lost boy costs child care centre carers $35K
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Aussies in action at Rio: Day 13
Just some of the elite Australian athletes competing on day 13 of the 2016 Olympics.
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Waterfront Palm Beach home goes up in flames
A two-storey waterfront home at Palm Beach went up in flames on Thursday night in a blaze that ...
Teenager received stitches after fight over parking space in Thredbo
A teenage boy suffered a blow to the head over a fight about parking spaces in Thredbo on Thursday morning.
Man dies after being hit by bus near Kosciuszko National Park
An elderly man has died in hospital after he was hit by a bus near Kosciuszko National Park two weeks ...
Labour force: We're moving part-time as the jobs market hollows out
An election-driven burst of part-time employment has pushed the unemployment rate down to 5.7 per cent, disguising a ...
Josh Frydenberg's 'delicate balance': keeping energy cheap while cutting carbon
Shifting to a low-carbon energy future while maintaining competition and reliability will be a challenge for the new ...
Mike Baird's concern for WestConnex residents not matched by his actions
Mike Baird's claim to care about communities affected by massive infrastructure projects like WestConnex ring hollow when they ...
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Denial a real obstacle to creating cleaner future
Ditch the rails, let’s start pushing the trolley
When private pictures are suddenly public
A slab of madness at the supermax
Topics: A book of badness, a casting call and a dad joke.
Hunter Breakfast | Thursday, August 19, 2016
Get across news headlines from around the Hunter, regional Australia this morning.
Entertainment
The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards: the winners your kids must read
In a bumper year for quality children's fiction, the Children's Book Council of Australia awards has named Australia's ...
Frontman delivers on Midnight magic
It was just like the good 'ol days for the crowd at Belmont 16-footers last Friday night
We built Newcastle city on rock’n’roll
Life & Style
Final countdown for Kilgour Prize
The 35 finalists for the Kilgour Prize have been named
Couple ready to do their block
Skaters crack the art
Two Newcastle teens are pushing the limits on cool skate videos
Back to front living a socialite’s dream
Confidence shows in the work
Art Systems Wickham, Gallery 139, Maitland Regional Art Gallery
FREEBIE OF THE WEEK: Taxiride and The Badloves
Enter by 9am on August 24.
Travel
Cities with altitude: The world's best cities on mountains
These high-altitude cities are breathtaking in more ways than one.
The secrets behind Robert Louis Stevenson's strange Samoan portrait
A gloomy matron dressed in black; an alcoholic son-in-law, and a petrified ladies' maid - these are some ...
Banyan Tree, Tamouda Bay: New luxury digs in Morocco
A new villa offers a secure and luxurious space from where you can explore Morocco.
Traveller letters: If you want to be treated like the only person on the plane, charter a flight
If you want to be treated like the only person on the plane, perhaps you should rethink flying.