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Rio cuts $3b deal to sell coal assets to Chinese miner
Global miner Rio Tinto wants to sell its giant Australian coal operation to China's Yancoal for $3.2 billion — but the sale still needs to be approved by the Federal Government and company shareholders.
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Jets down City on the back of Nabbout double
Newcastle livewire Andrew Nabbout continues his A-League purple patch, scoring twice to dismantle Melbourne City 2-1 and lift the Jets back into the top six.
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Pilot fails to front court on reckless flying charge
An arrest warrant is issued for the pilot of an ultra-light aeroplane that ditched in Bass Strait off Tasmania's north-east in 2013.
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10-year-old has close call with great white shark
A NSW man takes photos of his 10-year-old son unknowingly surfing over a great white shark.
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Man accused of lighting fire in Hunter Valley admitted to tossing lit cigarette, court hears
A court hears a man accused of starting a bushfire in the NSW Hunter Valley admitted to police he threw a lit cigarette on the ground.
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Newcastle boy with albinism ready to teach new friends about his condition
A boy with albinism is planning to teach his new friends about the condition when he starts high school.
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Chatsworth manager heads south towards family
After managing Chatsworth Station near Boulia for 35 years, John Jones is loading up the horses and heading south.
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Chinese company makes deal to buy Hunter coal mines
Several mines in the New South Wales Hunter Valley may have foreign ownership soon, with Rio Tinto reaching a $3.2 billion agreement with Chinese company Yancoal to purchase Coal and Allied.
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Man charged over fire which burned out 30ha in NSW Hunter Valley
A man is arrested in connection with a blaze that burned out more than 30 hectares of land in the New South Wales Hunter Valley near Kurri Kurri, while a fire at Camberwell is brought under control.
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Newcastle's Neeti Pandya devotes herself to fundraising after death of her son
A Newcastle woman takes a leading role in fundraising for the community after the death of her son.
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Baird's legacy in regional NSW: From applause to anger
Premier Mike Baird's announcement that he will retire from politics is being met with reactions ranging from shock, applause and derision in regional New South Wales...More
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