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Yoga helps heal for frontline workers
Frontline workers in the NSW Hunter Valley are turning to yoga to help them combat mental health issues.
Asbestos fears at scorched rail museum site
Asbestos fears have been raised after a bushfire ravaged old train carriages at a historical railway museum in the Hunter Valley.
Domestic violence service reflects on 40 years serving Newcastle community
A support service in Newcastle follows the change, over the past 40 years, around public knowledge and perceptions of domestic violence.
Bushfires burn out of control in NSW, school evacuated
Firefighters spent Friday battling several blazes in NSW, with schools evacuated, homes threatened and former PM Tony Abbott lending a hand.
The true cost of keeping the Liddell power station open
Government payments to keep Australia's oldest coal plant running would amount to a carbon subsidy. It's worth looking at the financial — and carbon — cost.
Scientists use sound technology to attract seabirds to coastal islands
Large speakers are being installed on NSW coastal islands in a renewed bid to boost seabird breeding.
PM accused of bullying AGL boss over future of Liddell power station
Labor's Joel Fitzgibbon accuses the Prime Minister of bullying AGL head Andy Vesey in a bid to force the energy giant to keep the Liddell power station open or sell it to another company.
AGL appears committed to closing Liddell plant despite meeting with PM
Energy provider AGL appears to be ruling out selling or extending the life of the Liddell power station, despite the Federal Government declaring that is still an option.
Newcastle doctor stands trial for sexual and indecent assault offences
A Newcastle immunologist on trial for abusing dozens of women has argued vaginal and anal examinations he performed on patients were for medical, not sexual reasons.
Meet four of Australia's adventure-seeking women
The adrenalin was high for Australia's first Women's Adventure Summit in regional New South Wales