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Albo breaks ground on $110m airport: promises 'thousands of jobs for the region'

Albo kicked off the construction project on Thursday with a golden shovel.

Newcastle Herald

'A sigh of relief': Hunter leaders share their views on the budget

Slashing cost-of-living pressures is a central feature of Labor's Federal Budget announcement which politicians and Hunter leaders have lauded as a win for locals.

Newcastle Herald

Meryl Swanson defends Christopher Pyne funding for AUKUS trip to United States

Meryl Swanson defends lobbyist funded AUKUS trip

Newcastle Herald

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New milestone for M1 Motorway extension

Work will start next year on the 15km dual carriageway over the Hunter River.

Newcastle Herald

More Labor MPs come clean on WA mining junket, but questions remain

Labor MPs were treated by the mining lobby to a three-day tour of WA last month, including sunset drinks with FIFO workers and a briefing on the Juukan Gorge destruction.

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NSW still set on 2028 for Black Hill to Raymond Terrace M1 extension

Transport for NSW says it is on track to build the M1 Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace by 2028 after closing the tender period for the project.

Newcastle Herald

Butler defends hospital funding model

Hospital funding is in the spotlight on the local and national stage.

Newcastle Herald

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Police investigating Coalfields charity after various complaints from former staff

COALFIELDS charity Kurri Kurri Community Services (KKCS) is in turmoil, with NSW Police confirming an investigation into a range of issues based on statements by former staff.

Newcastle Herald

Chris Bowen says Kurri gas project will proceed

The controversial $1.3billion Hunter Power Project at Kurri will go ahead as planned, Paterson MP Meryl Swanson said.

Newcastle Herald

Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad says fallout with Chris Bowen contributed to resignation

Paul Broad says he is disappointed to be leaving Snowy Hydro after falling out with Chris Bowen over a gas plant in the NSW Hunter Region.

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Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad resigns over Kurri power plant vision

Snowy Hydro chief executive Paul Broad has sensationally resigned following a falling out with energy minister Chris Bowen over the government's vision for the $1.3billion Hunter Power Project.

Newcastle Herald

Government locks in airport terminal promise but some spending in doubt

Will big-dollar Hunter hydrogen and road projects be put on the backburner as the government tries to repair the budget?

Newcastle Herald

Nurses isolated by floodwater forced to use their own leave for time off

In the height of the COVID-19 crisis, nurses like Maitland Hospital's Jessica Coleman worked overtime without complaint to care for the sick and elderly.

Newcastle Herald

Letters: The rise in pre-poll shows many are sick of election race spin

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

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Paterson MP Meryl Swanson hits out at 'vitriolic and petty' campaign

The hard work has just begun for newly re-elected Labor MP for Paterson Meryl Swanson.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Labor MPs poised to govern for first time as Australia votes to oust Coalition

Labor is poised to form government despite winning only 31 per cent of the primary vote.

Newcastle Herald

Labor MP Meryl Swanson kicks goal in Paterson, moon boot and all

Labor MP Meryl Swanson has claimed victory in the seat of Paterson after a close race against Liberal candidate Brooke Vitnell.

Newcastle Herald

Tight race tipped in Paterson as rivals tell of campaign trail disappointment

Labor MP Meryl Swanson and Liberal candidate Brooke Vitnell told the Herald they were confident they had done everything they could to win over voters

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Bonds 'not feeling' upset on the cards in Hunter

Labor's Dan Repacholi remains a $1.30 favourite with the bookies to beat the Nationals' James Thomson ($3.25) in Hunter as voter surveys predict the Opposition will enjoy a large enough swing to form government in its own right next Saturday.

Newcastle Herald

Labor pledges $1m to support the Hunter's Kaden Centre

Funds for 'groundbreaking' exercise oncology clinic that supports people with cancer and chronic illness.

Newcastle Herald

NNSWF funding push for female friendly facilities as game continues to grow

Female Football Week is being celebrated in the region.

Newcastle Herald

Labor wants 'review' of PFAS contaminated land uses

A federal Labor government would not commit to property buy-outs for Williamtown Red Zone residents living on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contaminated properties around Australia's defence bases.

Newcastle Herald

Wild ride for voters and candidates in seat of Paterson

Named in honour of the poet who created "The Man from Snowy River", along with an early colonial explorer, Paterson stretches through the Hunter, from the retirement heaven around Port Stephens to a parcel of the traditional mining - and Labor - heartland of the Coalfields, so there is much…

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Moon boots, poster wars and bookies' favourites

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Labor hears local health committee's MRI licence plea

After more than a year of campaigning, the pleas from Maitland's community-run local health committee are being answered.

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