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The National Party has unveiled its candidate for the seat of Cessnock at March’s NSW election.

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Police believe the man was aged in his 40s

Let's shoot for the stars

Some posts refer to homosexuality as “perversion”

Newcastle legend Andrew Johns has flagged a positional change for Kalyn Ponga when the Knights captain returns to the field from his latest concussion. Ponga’s immediate future remains in doubt after he suffered an ugly concussion in Sunday’s win over Wests Tigers, when the five-eighth received a blow to head making a tackle. Ponga has worn the No.1 jersey for the bulk of his career and Johns, who is a a coaching consultant at the Knights, said this could be needed to prolong the superstar’s car…

Australians love a bit of slang and “Newy” folk are no different. Whether it’s a drive up to “Ray Tay”, an afternoon’s shopping at “Charlie” or a trip down the lake to “Tronno”, most Novocastrians would know we’re talking about Raymond Terrace, Charlestown and Toronto. Well, now there’s an official “slang map” of Newcastle and surrounds, thanks to Sht Towns of Australia, the Facebook page with almost 600,000 followers. While Topics reckons “Ray Tay”, “Charlie” and “Tronno” would get an almost un…

A woman has died after a two-vehicle crash at Budgewoi

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'We join the people of Corowa in standing against this hatred.'