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Air Force jets to speed over Sydney Harbour
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Five Australian Air Force and US National Guard jets will fly over Sydney Harbour this afternoon.
Angry journos picket Fairfax offices
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Fairfax newspaper journalists are picketing outside their offices against the company's decision to cut 550 jobs.
Facelift planned for historic Newcastle building
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An historic Newcastle East building is set to get a new lease on life, after being subjected to years of vandal attacks.
Two-year-old girl perished in house fire
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Police have released the name of a toddler who died in a house fire on the New South Wales mid-north coast yesterday.
Kewell's Turkish move paying off: Verbeek
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Australia's football coach Pim Verbeek says Socceroos star Harry Kewell is very happy with his move to Galatasaray.
Police scour remains of fatal house fire
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New South Wales Police and fire investigators are scouring the remains of a burnt out house at Nelson Bay, on the state's north coast, following the death of a two-year-old.
Fears trading hour changes moving problems elsewhere
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A Newcastle community group says drastic changes to trading hours at inner-city hotels is pushing the problem of antisocial behaviour to other areas.
Woman loses damages case against surgeon
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A Lake Macquarie woman has failed in her attempt to sue a Newcastle surgeon over a medical procedure she claims has left her with a permanent ailment.
MPs hope Hunter shares in power sale funds
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A Lake Macquarie MP says he is hoping the Hunter region is not financially disadvantaged as a result of several local Labor MPs opposing the Government's power privatisation plans.
Parents gets assurance about school's future
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The Education Department has assured parents that an Upper Hunter public school will be maintained, despite continued low student numbers.
Toddler killed in house fire
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A two-year-old child has died in a house fire on the New South Wales coast, north of Newcastle.
Barristers consider horse flu case
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Top Sydney barristers have been called in to determine if the Hunter's thoroughbred breeders have grounds for legal action over last year's horse flu outbreak.
New president sought for horse festival committee
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It is hoped a current committee member will take on the role of president at next month's Upper Hunter Horse Festival Committee meeting.
Man 'sexually assaulted 80yo woman'
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A 23 year-old-man charged with sexually assaulting an 80-year-old woman in the New South Wales Hunter Valley has been refused bail.
Breeders investigate horse flu compo potential
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High level legal advice is being sought on whether Hunter thoroughbred breeders have a case for compensation over the horse flu outbreak.
Muswellbrook restaurant fined for food safety breaches
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A third Asian restaurant in Muswellbrook has been publicly named and fined for breaching food safety laws.
Candidates question Mayor's leadership
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The leadership of Newcastle Lord Mayor John Tate has come under fire at a lord mayoral candidates' forum overnight.
Ruptured bicep ends Buderus' NRL career
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The curtain has come down on the illustrious career of Newcastle Knights hooker, Danny Buderus who has confirmed he has played his last NRL game.
Bravery honour for Murrurundi security guard
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An Upper Hunter security guard will get an Australian Bravery Award today, after he confronted an intruder at a local bowling club in 2006.
Off-road cycling track campaign steps up a gear
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Eight months after the death of a Newcastle cyclist, the push for an off-road cycling track is escalating.
Training courses help in $60m bake oven upgrade
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Tomago Aluminium has used an innovative approach to solve a skills shortage that threatened to hinder work on a $60 million upgrade.
Departing Buderus sweating on injury news
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England-bound Newcastle captain Danny Buderus may have played his last NRL game after tearing the biceps on his right arm over the weekend.
Jets snatch draw in six-goal shoot-out
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Reigning A-League champion Newcastle nicked a share of the points with the last kick of the match in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Perth at Members Equity Stadium on Friday evening.
Economist explains jobless rate fall
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A Hunter economist says a drop in the region's unemployment rate last month is not as good as it looks.
Court intervenes in shipping row
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The Supreme Court has intervened in a costly shipping dispute over six locomotive carriages that remain stranded at the Port of Newcastle.
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