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MacKenzies dispute role in pole clash
Rugby star peddled cocaine
$15m new face for Lingard
Drama clouds Knights’ Bird bid
Merewether Public marks 125th birthday with play
Students rang the school bell 125 times on Wednesday.
Make a date: the Food Issue
Davis rues predictive texts
Mr Carr and Mr Watson will deliver their closing addresses on Thursday and then Justice Hulme will retire ...
Coal mine ‘side-steps’ biodiversity concerns
Delays on Sydney trains after break-down
A FREIGHT train's breakdown is causing problems for passenger trains between Newcastle and Sydney.
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Cowboys timing their run
Lions roar the loudest
Coaches name Heeney AFL’s best young player | PHOTOS
Sydney Swans young gun Isaac Heeney has been named the AFL Coaches Association’s Best Young Player of 2016.
Holland back in A-League
German brews on tap | video
HALAL snack packs in the Hunter, Oktoberfest at Grain Store and more.
Maybe it’s the people near you
Tips on building your brand
Personal brand extends beyond your Steve Jobs style black turtleneck and jeans or power suit.
Numbers tell a sorry story on housing
In the first decade since housing targets were set, the Hunter has come up over 23,000 homes short.
Take the Scenic route
Newcastle-raised Glen Moroney, who founded Scenic Travel 30 years ago, on growing a group travel empire.
Digging local talent
DIG festival speakers include Slingshot's founders and Doughheads entrepreneur Anna Farthing
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Centenary of the Great War
David Dial takes a look at the war news that made headlines this week in 1916.
Social photos: 2016
How we celebrated in 2016.
Brides & bubs
Meet the Hunter's new arrivals and the newly married.
Living Smart Festival starts with free yoga
Living Smart Festival at Speers Point this Saturday will stary with a free yoga session.
Regional Focus
‘Zombie’ narcotic lands four in hospital
NSW: Reports a designer drug linked to cannibalism and rage has been unleashed on a city's streets.
Police search for gunman after man shot in the face
NSW: A gunman is at large after another man was flown to hospital with extensive injuries from being ...
Footballers behaving badly
NSW: The Albury Tigers have been slammed for their anti-social behaviour after winning their weekend grand final.
River’s damage hits new heights
BORDER: Murray River stakeholders talk class action against the Murray Darling Basin Authority.
National
Polling shows Tony Abbott, Julie Bishop more popular than Malcolm Turnbull in byelection seat
Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop are more popular with voters than Malcolm Turnbull in the NSW seat of ...
Australians pay thousands more for private health cover
Australian families are paying up to $400 more a month for private health insurance than consumers in comparable ...
'Northern Triangle' of death: Australia-bound refugees fleeing a brutal gang conflict
The MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs are famed for the creepy tattoos. That and the sheer savagery of ...
Scullion to push justice targets with states
The Turnbull Government will push the states to introduce targets aimed at reducing spiraling Indigenous incarceration levels in ...
Murder accused Amirah Droudis' alibi provides conflicting account of her whereabouts
A key defence witness has given conflicting accounts of where Amirah Droudis, the partner of Sydney siege gunman ...
'Every 2nd person': the poll on Muslim immigration that made Mariam Veiszadeh sick
Mariam Veiszadeh tracks Islamophobic incidents. She has been the victim of them.
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Opinion
Mine’s full approval not end of battle for Bulga
Party animals who jinxed Alabama
Topics: Jinxed in Alabama, a band on a tram and joke of the day.
Government waves advisory board goodbye
EDITORIAL: Local infrastructure brains trust thanked for coming.
Short Takes
Readers have their say. Text yours to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb)
Berth of a better idea for managing visitors
Readers have their say. Email yours to letters@theherald.com.au (include name, number and suburb).
Council poll results send a message to government
Entertainment
Emily Blunt 'too beautiful' for The Girl On The Train role, author agrees
Author Paula Hawkins agrees with fans that Emily Blunt is 'too beautiful' to play the book's overweight, alcoholic ...
WA stars at heart of The Wrong Girl
Since Carrie Bradshaw came off the market, there’s been a hole in TV land just waiting for an ...
Bachelorette Australia 2016: Cocky Carlos evokes natural selection, gets dumped
The 'business mogul' gave Georgia Love a Tiffany bracelet. But she sent it back - with a note.
The Last Princess review: historical tale of damsel in distress
It's a bit of a soap opera but Son Ye-jin does well as a heroine against the odds.
Life & Style
Make a date: the Food Issue
Commando Steve's fitness institute under fire again
The fitness college empire that has been heavily promoted by Steve "Commando" Willis has once again come under ...
Making six figures? There's a decent chance you've got almost nothing in the bank
It's hard to feel sorry for someone making six figures, but a new survey attempts to drum up some sympathy ...
Banned in NY, controversial anti-vaccine film gets premiere in Castlemaine
The first Australian showing of a film by a disgraced former doctor who's "fraudulent" research underpinned the anti-vaccination ...
Ask Noel: should I switch from shares to cash for six months?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' emails.
German brews on tap | video
HALAL snack packs in the Hunter, Oktoberfest at Grain Store and more.
Travel
Why do planes fly empty?
When was the last time you flew on a half-empty aircraft, with maybe three seats all to yourself ...
Virgin Australia to resume direct Melbourne to Los Angeles flights
Virgin Australia will reinstate direct flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles next year, three years after it abandoned ...
The amazing destination no one cares about
There's this amazing destination, and it's about a 14-hour direct flight from the east coast of Australia.
Champagne travel on a beer budget
How to get the best of your holiday without spending a fortune to do it.