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For almost a century and a half, the Mission to Seafarers has helped visiting sailors in Newcastle, but now, after lean COVID years, the centre itself is hoping for assistance to stay afloat, with calls for a welfare levy on the millions of tonnes of cargo passing through the port.

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People seeking help with claiming payments to ease the cost of living crisis are having to wait more than an hour to speak to Newcastle City Council staff

Flights were diverted to refuel as there were supply issues at the airport.

The government-funded Legal Aid agency in NSW has been accused of racism and discrimination by a number of its own employees.

With inflation biting. NHS staff - like many of us - are being hit hard by the rising cost of living. One NHS Trust has pledged to do whatever it can to support those affected.

Mehmet Ayata was behind the wheel of a Honda Jazz when he was pulled over in the early hours of the morning

A Newcastle man who claims he was acting in self-defence when he repeatedly stabbed another inmate at a Sydney jail was out for "revenge" after being "humiliated" in an earlier fight, a jury has been told.

"I have worked under five different NRL coaches, all with different groups of coaching and performance staff"