Great-grandma,teen student,doctor:Kayak activists arrested disrupting coal ships

Great-grandma,teen student,doctor:Kayak activists arrested disrupting coal ships

Eight climate campaigners have been arrested after they tried to paddle through a police water checkpoint into shipping lanes at the world’s biggest coal port.

  • byWilliam Ton andJack Gramenz

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McColm confident Far Too Easy can clinch belated success in $1 million The Hunter

McColm confident Far Too Easy can clinch belated success in $1 million The Hunter

Northern Rivers trainer David McColm has his fingers crossed for a trouble-free run for his stable star in Saturday’s Newcastle feature after having to scratch him last year.

  • byCraig Kerry
Thermidor Oyster Bar&Brasserie

Thermidor Oyster Bar&Brasserie

Breezy harbourside bistro with seafood to the fore.

Jana Restaurant&Bar
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Jana

Jana Restaurant&Bar

Glam hotel dining in Newcastle’s revitalised east end.

Humbug
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Humbug

Humbug

Charming bistro helps bring new life to Hunter Street Mall.

Sailor who fell from cargo ship found safe after almost 24 hours at sea

Sailor who fell from cargo ship found safe after almost 24 hours at sea

The man was spotted south of Newcastle at 6.30pm on Friday night,a day after he fell overboard from a cargo ship.

  • byNigel Gladstone
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Sharni was in hospital recovering from a miscarriage. She was told to keep working

Sharni was in hospital recovering from a miscarriage. She was told to keep working

Sharni Sinclair was phoned multiple times as she mourned the loss of her unborn child and struggled with medical complications.

  • byAmber Schultz
Why a Sydney-Newcastle high-speed train link would need some of the world’s longest rail tunnels

Why a Sydney-Newcastle high-speed train link would need some of the world’s longest rail tunnels

More than half of the proposed 140-kilometre link would need to comprise twin tunnels because of the challenging terrain north of Sydney.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘Well-kept secret’:Regional towns where Sydneysiders are driving rents higher

‘Well-kept secret’:Regional towns where Sydneysiders are driving rents higher

A string of regional areas recorded double-digit growth in the past year as city slickers chase more affordable rent and a lifestyle change.

  • bySue Williams
Not all plain sailing in God’s country
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Not all plain sailing in God’s country

Maybe it’s time to quit jibing in clubland.

In their own words:The tragedy of the Hunter Valley bus crash

In their own words:The tragedy of the Hunter Valley bus crash

For two days a dark cloud settled over a Newcastle court as survivors and families of the 10 dead met face-to-face with the man who cut their futures short.

  • byPerry Duffin