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A Supreme Court jury is told a known ice dealer was gunned down in his car as he fled a "drug rip" — the ripping off of a drug dealer — north of Newcastle. 

A judge is urged to put Canberra man Jason Paul Hawkins, 48, in prison for life, over the "incomprehensible" shooting of a 61-year-old Newcastle woman.

The Minns government will introduce a bill to stop a permit that allows the exploration and extraction of gas in NSW state waters. 

Stacey Klimovitch was murdered in 2021 by Jason Paul Hawkins, who was driven from the scene by Stephen John Garland. As both men await sentencing, Ms Klimovitch's daughters have delivered powerful statements in a NSW court.

St Hilliers is placed into voluntary administration as work halts on its developments around Australia, including major projects in Newcastle, the Central Coast and Brisbane.

A man has pleaded not guilty to allegedly removing a live silky bantam chicken, called Betty White, from a wildlife park enclosure and throwing it into a nearby alligator enclosure.

After months of protests against offshore wind farm projects, people have gathered in support of turbines being developed off Australia's east coast, hopeful of more work and job security.

The federal government says up to $20 million will be made available over seven years to find treatments for childhood brain cancers, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

Thirteen-year-old Loghan Sculthorpe has made the Australian squad for the World Cheerleading Championships where he'll compete with a male teammate for the first time.

One business owner had his water pipes blow out because he was unable to monitor the pressure of his 140-kilometre-long system.

Advocates welcome $80 million in federal funding for a high-speed rail business case, but say with the project still many years away, upgrades to the existing line must also be prioritised.

The NSW Rural Fire Service says the trial is an opportunity to improve its relationship with farmers and share resources and responsibilities.

Indigenous people from different backgrounds and generations mark Australia Day in their own way, with some needing more time to reflect on last year's No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

Now nominated for two Golden Guitar awards this coming Saturday, Max Jackson's life could have panned out very differently had she taken a different path.

The current heatwave is set to see the warmest temperature recorded in NSW since 2020, before a southerly buster brings relief.

The Tamworth Country Music Festival attracts some of the genre's biggest stars from around the world, but veteran and aspiring talents alike can still be found honing their craft on the streets.

Offshore wind offers great promise for Australia, but the industry will have to win an information war to convince some towns to take it up.

A cold case investigation has resulted in a 62-year-old man being charged over the unrelated alleged abduction of a teenage girl in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales in the 1980s.

Brett Andrew Button has been formally charged with manslaughter after he was accused of dangerous driving leading to a crash that killed 10 wedding guests in the NSW Hunter Valley.

A NSW magistrate says climate protesters who stopped coal ships during a blockade of the Port of Newcastle in 2023 acted out of "genuine" concern for the environment.

A tribunal found that granting a gun licence would not be in the public interest despite Diamond arguing he could be trusted.

More cocaine has washed on beaches between Sydney and Newcastle, with a large haul drifting into Botany this week, which has taken the total found over the past two weeks to 170 kilograms.

From derelict malls to aquariums and World War II bunkers, Nev Dennard's photographs tell the story of places we may have forgotten.

Police are renewing efforts to solve the murders of Robert Pashkuss and Stacey McMaugh, revealing the man, who was trying to escape the world of drug dealing, had possible links to organised crime.

Ava Towers stopped attending school, refusing to get out of the car at drop-off. Her father didn't know what to do, until a specialist team reached out to help.