How paramedic pressure and rising health demands led to a new ambulance station 'A significant investment in frontline emergency care.' Newcastle Herald · Oct 8
'Position to learn': Premier confirms safety review of Knights crowd crash Council and police crowd measures questioned after fan accident. Newcastle Herald · Oct 7
'Operate anytime except when the game's on': Injured Knights fan speaks from his hospital bed He has a broken collarbone, and countless other small fractures in his ribs, spine and foot, but Chris Clancy won't be missing the Knights' grand final. Newcastle Herald · Oct 3
Video shows BMW driving erratically seconds before ploughing into Knights fans, injuring 10 A five-year-old girl and a man, 67, are both in a critical condition following the crash. Newcastle Herald · Oct 3
Defend the kingdom: Knights fans invited to free grand final live site Your chance to support the team on home turf. Newcastle Herald · Sep 29
Prison bed numbers boosted after huge crime clampdown A premier is betting on a jail bed boom to handle more people held on remand, as police turn to high-visibility operations to take weapons off the streets. AAP · Sep 28
'It's just overwhelming': girls inundated with support following attack The community has wrapped its arms around two girls injured in a weekend teen brawl. Newcastle Herald · Sep 24
Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder A third person has been charged in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man, but police have not yet found the shooter responsible. AAP · Sep 24
'This violence must have consequences': Police Minister's warning after attack on teen girls Police are reviewing multiple video clips of Sunday's incident that involved up to 30 young people. Newcastle Herald · Sep 23
Police investigate possible organised crime links after boy, 11, shot in the face in Sydney Boy taken to hospital in a critical condition amid a renewed debate about gun control in NSW The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback A state opposition proposal to halt a buyback scheme and review firearm restrictions has reignited the post-Bondi terror attack gun debate. AAP · Sep 19
Exchange of fire as Liberals vow to halt gun buyback A state government has accused the opposition of following One Nation on firearms laws and failing to put public safety first by backing a buyback scheme. AAP · Sep 19
Woman charged over botched gangland execution Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman over her alleged involvement in a fatal shooting in Sydney's west earlier in September. AAP · Sep 19
'We need to fix that': new ambulance station seeks to make dent in health crisis Labor faces pressure on big health issues ahead of state election. Newcastle Herald · Sep 18
AAP · Sep 15 State's domestic violence charge rates at all-time high The latest crime statistics reveal that charges for domestic violence offences in one Australian state have seen a "remarkable" spike in the past two years.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 12 Alleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney NSW police say 18-year-old was operating drone when arrested and likely ‘conducting surveillance on someone or some premises’
AAP · Sep 11 Teen allegedly contracted to surveil shooting victim An 18-year-old charged with murder was allegedly contracted by an organised crime group to surveil the victim of a botched shooting with a drone, police say.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4 From cleanskins to hitmen: are mistaken identity killings the result of Australia’s ‘crimetasker’ economy? The underworld is using big paydays and encrypted apps to lure amateurs into gangland hits – even young people with no criminal history
The Guardian - AU · Sep 3 Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days Yasmin Catley says ‘we will not be surrendering our streets’ after as many as six suspected mistaken identity shootings since the start of last year
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2 Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Tuesday’s killing in Campbelltown
AAP · Sep 2 Top honours from all crime fighters great and small A police force's crime-fighting horses and dogs have been recognised for their service for the first time in Australia, alongside their handlers and riders.
AAP · Sep 2 Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit A potentially innocent man has been killed at a home with links to organised crime in the second fatal shooting in Sydney in as many days.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 1 Allambi repairs ties with council and government to launch new tiny home Allambi CEO says, "We accept that that needed to be changed."
AAP · Aug 28 Minister defies premier on armed Jewish security group A state minister has backed police in a disagreement over allowing an armed Jewish private security service to operate in public spaces.
Newcastle Herald · Aug 24 Short-stay units unveiled to alleviate pressure amid emergency crisis 'The people of the Hunter deserve a health system they can rely on.'