Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie has made an extraordinary claim in parliament. He used his parliamentary privileges to accuse Australian coal companies of faking reports to make their coal look cleaner than it really is. With the aim to boost prices and reduce the amount...
Jie William Smith will be eligible to walk free next year after he appeared in Newcastle Supreme Court where Justice Helen Wilson delivered the sentence. Jie William Smith was sentenced to four years nine months in prison with a non-parole period of three years and...
Donald Trump’s company was found guilty of tax fraud on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan attorney general, a significant repudiation of financial practices in the former president’s affairs. Trump Organisation has been accused of complicity in an executive scheme to avoid paying...
A man is expected to face court later this month for leading police on a high-speed chase from Maitland to the Coalfields. Patrolling police spotted a Holden Barina on High Street Maitland at about 9.00pm On Tuesday – checks revealed the car was possibly being...
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a missing man from the Maitland area. Andrew Fernando, aged 55, was last seen in Coonamble at about 6.20pm on Monday (5 December 2022). When he could not be contacted by friends and family, officers attached to...
A woman will appear in court today charged in relation to an alleged murder at Stockton last year. About 7.45am today (Tuesday 6 December 2022), Homicide Squad detectives and officers attached to the Newcastle City Police District executed a search warrant at a home on...
Maitland City Council is appealing for information after a spat of vandalism including a Nutcracker statue which has been toppled. Maitlands Mayor Philip Penfold has a offered a reward of up to $3000 dollars for information that leads to a conviction of the person or...
Emergency services responded to a single vehicle car crash around 3.30am Tuesday 6th December on Wangi Road near Summerhill Road. A vehicle travelling north has collided with the centre wire barrier after reportedly swerving to miss a kangaroo. Fire and Rescue crews from Wangi Wangi...
The board of the RBA will meet today where it’s expected rates will rise by 25 basis point rise to take the cash rate to 3.1 per cent. Economists from the big four banks are expecting the eighth consecutive rate rise, but Governor Philip Lowe has...
Police are appealing for public assistance following a suspicious bushfire on the Central Coast at the weekend. About 6.30am on Sunday (4 December 2022), emergency services responded to reports of fire in an area of bushland at Ourimbah. Upon arrival to the Glen Road address,...
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Emergency services were called to the IGA Complex after reports a car had crashed through the front doors earlier this morning. A spokesman for IGA said that it was lucky no one was seriously hurt in the incident. “We are still open after this morning’s...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second. The prime minister made the announcement on his Facebook page a short time ago. ” This afternoon I had a routine PCR test which has returned a positive result for COVID-19. I will...
Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash near Cessnock around mid-night after a car collided with a pole at heddon St Bellbird. Upon arrival emergency services found an injuired man in his 30’s on ground near the scene of the crash. The Westpac...
Tomorrow 1st December 2022 will see the 45th Bikers for Kids Toy Run head off from Stockton to it’s new location at Connolly Park Carrington (next to Carrington Bowling Club) from 10:00am. If you plan on watching and giving the riders a wave please keep...
This morning at 7:30am multiple emergency services responded to reports of an aircraft crash in the Hebden area. Police, Ambulance, RFS and FRNSW crews were dispatched to look for the downed aircraft. On arrival emergency crews found a small recreational aircraft on the ground but...
Criminal Group Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance after a car bombing in the Hunter region earlier this year. About 8.30pm on Thursday 27 October 2022, emergency services were called to a home on Avery Street, Rutherford, after reports of a loud explosion on...
Emergency services responded to calls help around midday with reports of three children in trouble in the Hunter River near Denman On arrival the emergency services located 2 children who were safely perched on a log. The crew continued searching downstream and located a third...
A critical incident investigation is underway after a motorcyclist died following a crash with a stolen vehicle at Lake Macquarie overnight. Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were patrolling Main Road at Toronto about 10pm yesterday (Thursday 1 December 2022), when they saw a...
Yesterday The Australian revealed a leaked damning document that Labor has refused to release, which shows an absolute the looming disaster which is threatening the existence of the Upper Hunter. The Member for Hunter Dan Repacholi has claimed that he will stand up for the...