A 35-year-old man has died after he was allegedly stabbed at a home in Bolton Point,Lake Macquarie,on Sunday night.
Police say the man dragged his partner around a yard in a headlock telling neighbours he was helping her walk because she was so drunk.
A Canberra woman allegedly scaled a fence at a Newcastle port and occupied a piece of equipment.
A neighbour says the 60-year-old man killed in a violent home invasion on Monday kept to himself,but was known for walking his dogs.
Why Labor,and particularly its outspoken roads and maritime spokeswoman Jodi McKay,were pursuing this issue with such vigour was a mystery.
Police arrested and charged a man with murder after a tense stand-off in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The Premier has vowed to start work on a fast rail project in the next term of government,but denied it is aimed at wooing voters in marginal electorates.
Philip Wilson's barrister said previous statements given by Father Greg Walsh,who died last year,showed Wilson was not motivated to keep child sex abuse allegations quiet.
Inquiries into the incident began on Monday after police were given footage of the man jumping into the harbour.
The RFS has increased the warning to emergency level as strong winds fan the blaze.
The fast-moving blaze was downgraded to Watch and Act but left scorched earth and charred cars in its wake.