Humbug represents the best of Newcastle dining right now

Humbug represents the best of Newcastle dining right now

Engaged service and flavour-first cooking that treats produce with respect? Now that is worth driving two hours for,reviews Callan Boys.

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‘Oscars of architecture’ recognise the small and large,public and private

Adam Haddow,director of Sydney architecture firm SJB,which dominated the awards,said that to be shortlisted was an honour as the awards were decided by his peers.

  • byJulie Power
Brazilian Bruno Borges identified as diver found dead near cocaine drop

Brazilian Bruno Borges identified as diver found dead near cocaine drop

The scuba diver involved in a failed multimillion-dollar drug drop in Newcastle has been identified.

  • byAmelia McGuire andAngus Dalton
50kg of cocaine made its way into community after fatal drug drop as police hunt pair

50kg of cocaine made its way into community after fatal drug drop as police hunt pair

Detectives have released images of two people police believe will be able to help with their investigation after a diver,who washed up unconscious in Newcastle this week,died.

  • bySarah Keoghan
Superyacht operator arrested allegedly trying to flee country after drug drop death

Superyacht operator arrested allegedly trying to flee country after drug drop death

A Queensland superyacht tour operator has been arrested during an alleged attempt to flee the country,after a diver’s death alerted police to a large cocaine shipment in Newcastle.

  • byJenny Noyes,Sarah Keoghan andCloe Read
Police say diver left for dead during Argentinian 50kg cocaine drop gone wrong

Police say diver left for dead during Argentinian 50kg cocaine drop gone wrong

The diver was found unconscious by passers-by on the Hunter River in Newcastle and died even though paramedics and members of the public performed CPR.

  • bySarah Keoghan
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Sydney by 2050:six cities,9 million people,with a touch of San Francisco

Sydney by 2050:six cities,9 million people,with a touch of San Francisco

The mega-region is being promised faster rail,better digital connectivity and more affordable homes under a long-term strategic plan.

  • byMichael Koziol
How two people infected almost 300 at a Newcastle nightclub

How two people infected almost 300 at a Newcastle nightclub

The event was one of the largest super-spreading events seen in Australia at that time. More than half of those that checked in that night later received a positive PCR result.

  • byMary Ward andLucy Carroll
Labor promises $500m for Sydney to Newcastle leg of future high-speed rail

Labor promises $500m for Sydney to Newcastle leg of future high-speed rail

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says if Labor wins the upcoming federal election,the rail link would kickstart a high-speed rail network eventually stretching from Melbourne to Brisbane.

  • byJennifer Duke
More than 1100 new infections in Sydney as NSW again exceeds record

More than 1100 new infections in Sydney as NSW again exceeds record

One death was also recorded,as close to 100 people linked to a Sydney music event tested positive in the past week and 50 cases were linked to three Newcastle venues.

  • bySarah McPhee andMary Ward
Newcastle wants Sydney to notice it,but not like this

Newcastle wants Sydney to notice it,but not like this

Being anointed the unrivalled incubator for a COVID variant is not the kind of attention the city craves.

  • byTimothy Connell