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Report reveals plan to build six-storey CBD affordable housing on 10m wide block

The documents show how the former rail line will be transformed into housing.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Nature or nurture? A new book asks why Katherine Knight killed

Rojé Augustin, the author of The Butcher of Aberdeen, delves into the mind of a murderer.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

'Grid of concrete': Port Stephens beach pathway fight escalates

'There will be a lot of visitors who will be disappointed.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Three Australian acts taking the next big step

Aussie rock rising: Adam Newling, Dice and Wheres Jimmy

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Bar Beach man wanted on warrants charged over alleged Horseshoe Beach attack

A Newcastle man will be held in custody to face court on two strings of charges next week.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Inside the transformation of a 'wild' retro time capsule listed in Adamstown Heights

See the before and after shots of a local builder's latest renovation project.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Claire's century of life, love and politics

Claire Coombs has lived a life on the edges of Australia's political history. At 100, she reveals her take on the state of the world.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Opera Australia brings Mozart's Don Giovanni to Newcastle for one night only

Lake Macquarie soprano Jessica Blunt has a principal role.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

They put their hands up for public office. Then the abuse began.

What happens when women stop feeling safe in politics?

Newcastle Herald · Aug 14

23 years ago paramedic Mark saved a drowning toddler. Now that boy is his colleague

'If we can work together for one shift ... that would make my career I think.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 14