11+ hour, 44+ min ago   (416+ words) Geely's electric Zeekr 7X rival has just got a game-changing update. The new-generation Geely EX5 mid-size SUV will launch in China on 21 September 2026, according to reports. It has appeared Chinese government filings as the Geely E5. The EX5 has proved popular with Australian car…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (399+ words) Pioneering Australian judge Mary Gaudron has been honoured for her contributions to Australia's legal landscape after her death at age 83. Ms Gaudron became the first woman appointed to the High Court of Australia in 1987 at age 44 and served until 2003. While…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (480+ words) No one knew the inherent dangers of mining more than Paul 'Chook' Phillips. An industry veteran, Mr Phillips worked at pits across the Hunter and in Queensland. He knew hundreds of miners, some of whom tragically died on the job....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (639+ words) A Newcastle childcare centre embroiled in a months-long financial battle has suddenly closed its doors this week. The Little Unicorn on Honeysuckle informed parents on Tuesday September 9 that it would not open on Wednesday after its general manager resigned. A…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (634+ words) A woman knocked on her sister's bedroom door and woke her in the night to tell her "I believe I got raped", the trial of two Hunter footballers has heard. Scone "footy boys" Hayden Charles Topliss and Ryan Matthew Hawkshaw…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (231+ words) Three teenage girls have been charged over an assault that put a 14-year-old they knew in hospital with serious injuries last month. The victim was allegedly assaulted on a bus while travelling in the region, before three alleged attackers dragged…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (188+ words) A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the hand and torso on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called to Lakedge Avenue, near Kingsford Smith Road, at Berkeley Vale on the NSW Central Coast about 6.15am on September…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (614+ words) A report questioning why Labor-held electorates received the lion's share of a $560 million funding program has revealed Shortland was handed 11 individual grants collectively worth $6.8 million. Analysis by the Centre for Public Integrity found almost three-quarters of a $559.2 million round of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (355+ words) The state's resources regulator has determined the cause of a fatal workplace accident that killed a mineworker last month. Contract worker Paul Phillips was fatally injured when he was struck by a reversing mobile processing unit (MPU) at Wambo United…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) Dan Repacholi says being a man to him is pretty simple. "Work hard, look after your family and mates, treat people properly and own your mistakes," said Mr Repacholi, the federal Hunter MP. "You can still be a bloke. You…...