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My first 100 days: As One Nation's newest MP, I'm in the fight for our regions

David Farley: Why rural seats like Farrer deserve to be heard.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 9

Sticky fingers: shopper arrested for alleged thefts adding up to $11,000

Police allege the shoplifting took place over about eight months.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 9

Bushfire near golf course sparks swift response from emergency services

Firefighters have brought the blaze under control.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 9

The French do it best: wine, friends, and high-kicking frills

Did our photographer catch you?

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

'Passion and lunacy': What 30 years of staging original theatre in Newcastle teaches you

Carl Caulfield has spent three decades staging shows at the Civic Playhouse. He says there is nowhere else like it.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

'A theatrical force of nature': remembering Rod Ansell

He was regarded as a "driving force" in Newcastle's theatre scene.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

'Like using an old Nokia versus a smartphone': imagine scans without radiation risk

Meet the Hunter researchers developing life-saving solutions.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

Knights homing in on finals after brutal travel schedule to reach season midpoint

Newcastle have played five out of their first six games away.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

The day a dinosaur stopped traffic on the Central Coast

'Ploddy' is believed to be Australia's first giant roadside icon, predating the Big Banana.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8

The Foo Fighters got Ruben through surgery. Now he needs help with his dream

The 14-year-old lives with cerebral palsy, and he hopes to meet his hero.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 7