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Brilliant Maitland physie teams win national champion titles
Maitland Physical Culture seven/eight years team member Lilly Tighe. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman • 49m ago
Maitland's Van Den Heever smashes 131 not out against Singleton
Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobian Van Den Heever. Picture supplied.
Michael Hartshorn
Maitland Repertory Theatre takes home two awards at drama's night of nights
Chloe Coleman
Richard Rae as Chris Keever, Aimee Cavanagh as Kate Keever, and Carl Caulfield as Joe Keever acting in Maitland Repertory Theatre's All My Sons, directed by CONDA winner Pip Thoroughgood. Picture by Anne Robinson
Maitland community support organisations boosted with $30k in state grants
Newsroom
Participants in a Got Your Back Sista I Run For Her event. Picture by Jonathan Carroll
Talented dancers win two invitations to world championships in USA
The Attitude Dance Centre 14-16 years junior dance team. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman
Police
Port Stephens-Hunter police welcome two new recruits
Chloe Coleman
NSW Police Class 360 at their attestation. Picture NSW Police via Facebook
Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas
Belinda-Jane Davis
Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas
'Never seen that happen before': players stunned after moment goes viral
Cameron Mee
Players were left stunned when the bails were not dislodged on Saturday. Picture supplied
Local News
Talented dancers win two invitations to world championships in USA
The Attitude Dance Centre 14-16 years junior dance team. Picture supplied
Chloe Coleman
Maitland Repertory Theatre takes home two awards at drama's night of nights
Chloe Coleman
Richard Rae as Chris Keever, Aimee Cavanagh as Kate Keever, and Carl Caulfield as Joe Keever acting in Maitland Repertory Theatre's All My Sons, directed by CONDA winner Pip Thoroughgood. Picture by Anne Robinson
Maitland community support organisations boosted with $30k in state grants
Newsroom
Participants in a Got Your Back Sista I Run For Her event. Picture by Jonathan Carroll
Court and Crime
Whistleblowing's legal limits are said to be complex. It shouldn't be
Opinion
Julian Assange's prosecution raises questions about government accountability. Picture Shutterstock
Zoë Wundenberg
Lip-reading expert to give CCTV evidence in Lehrmann trial
Tim Piccione
Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins, pictured outside court and on CCTV from The Dock on the night of the alleged rape. Pictures by Gary Ramage, Karleen Minney, supplied
Second alleged killer arrested in Irma Palasics bashing murder cold case
Hannah Neale
A second man was arrested in relation to the alleged murder of Irma Palasics. Picture AFP
PropertyView
Australia's most expensive and cheapest streets revealed
Exclusive
Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting paid $20.75 million for a six-bedroom home on Linlithgow Avenue, one of the country's most expensive streets. Pic: supplied
Jen Melocco
What do you do when your chicks have grown and flown the nest?
Steve Evans
Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Why Australian home prices continue to rise despite rate increases
Jen Melocco
People have been sitting on their hands and been unwilling to put their home up for sale as interest rates rise says Ray White Commercial Head of Research, Vanessa Rader.
History
Government welcomes greater Frontier Wars coverage at war memorial
Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh, front, with AWM director Matt Anderson on Monday. Picture by Karleen Minney
Steve Evans
Our History
Our Past: Johnnie Hoskins was a key player in developing speedway
Jennifer Buffier
Speedway promoter Johnnie Hoskins started in Maitland. Picture supplied.
Our History
New history book a detailed, permanent record of Maitland's past
Chloe Coleman
Peter F. Smith and the cover for 'The Footprints of Maitland's Old Hands Trilogy: Book 1'. Pictures supplied
Politics
Victoria signs $3.6b contract for Suburban Rail Loop
Premier Jacinta Allan is expected to announce a major work contract for the Suburban Rail Loop. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)
Callum Godde • 51m ago
Giuliani faces damages for poll worker fraud claims
Andrew Goudsward • 1hr ago
Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two election workers he falsely accused of fraud. (AP PHOTO)
Guyana, Venezuela leaders to meet amid territorial row
2hrs ago
Guyana President Irfaan Ali says he is sure "good sense will prevail" in relations with Venezuela. (AP PHOTO)
Health
The $5.2 billion spend the government could not avoid
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher (pictured) and Treasurer Jim Chalmers will release the MYEFO this week. Picture by Karleen Minney
Miriam Webber
New COVID-19 vaccines hit pharmacy shelves
Australians now have access to two new COVID-19 vaccines made for the Omicron strain of the virus. (EPA PHOTO)
Accessible toilets have inaccessible washbasins: study
Katelyn Catanzariti
Wheelchair users can access toilets, but not always the washbasins, a study has found. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Workplace sexual harassment is pervasive. Now employers will have to do better
Opinion
Workplace harassment is happening to many online. Picture Shutterstock
Prabha Nandagopal
Opinion
Rushed changes have small businesses wondering if govt cares
Luke Achterstraat
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Government agrees to split IR bill, in last day crossbench win
Karen Barlow
Independent senator David Pocock, Minister for Employment Tony Burke and Jacqui Lambie Network Senator Jacqui Lambie at a press conference at Parliament House. Picture by AAP Image/Mick Tsikas.
Education
Parents' income segregates Australian school students
A child from a poor family is three times more likely to fall behind at school. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
Dominic Giannini • 46m ago
Opinion
The simple, but politically difficult, solution to our big education problem
Crispin Hull
Thirty-five per cent of Australian students go to private schools. Picture Shutterstock
Student support prioritised as states eye more cash
Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong
An education union is calling on governments to ensure all public schools are fully funded by 2028. (Erik Anderson/AAP PHOTOS)
National
Is Australia facing another Covid Christmas peak?
File photo
Jessica Coates
Updated
Tropical Cyclone Jasper re-intensifying before crossing Queensland coast
Anna McGuinness • 2hrs ago
Tropical Cyclone Jasper's forecast track map as of 5am AEST on December 12, shows landfall between Cooktown and Innisfail. Picture by Bureau of Meteorology
Tenacious journalism, best regional stories celebrated at annual awards
'They cover stories that would otherwise go untold.'
This picture of Melinda Wellington in the water at Wreck Bay NSW won the 2023 ACM Excellence Awards daily news Photo of the Year. Picture by Sylvia Liber
World
Trump holds big lead in Republican nominating contest
Almost two thirds of Republican voters are backing former president Donald Trump to run again. (AP PHOTO)
Andy Sullivan • 22m ago
Giuliani faces damages for poll worker fraud claims
Andrew Goudsward • 1hr ago
Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two election workers he falsely accused of fraud. (AP PHOTO)
Zelenskiy urges Congress not to play into Putin's hands
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali • 2hrs ago
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has addressed US army officers at the National Defense University. (AP PHOTO)
Australian of the Year
Victoria's 2024 Australians of the Year revealed
Victoria's 2024 Australian of the Year is Indigenous health leader, Janine Mohamed (right). Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Acm Network
Meet the melanoma fighters named 2024 Australians of the Year for NSW
Acm Network
NSW's 2024 Australians of the Year are melanoma treatment pioneers Professor Richard Scolyer and Professor Georgina Long. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Stephanie Trethewey is Tasmania's 2024 Australian of the Year
Acm Network
Tasmania's 2024 Australian of the Year is rural women's advocate and founder of Motherland, Stephanie Trethewey. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Car Expert
Surf's up! Land Rover Defender special edition makes waves
Car Expert
Surf's up! Land Rover Defender special edition makes waves
Jade Credentino • 11m ago
Car Expert
VW teases its new Ford-based van range, Australian timing confirmed
Derek Fung • 23m ago
VW teases its new Ford-based van range, Australian timing confirmed
Car Expert
2024 Honda Civic Type R review
Scott Collie • 49m ago
2024 Honda Civic Type R review
Car Expert
This people mover is inspired by the king of the jumbo jets
James Gelding • 1hr ago
This people mover is inspired by the king of the jumbo jets
Car Expert
Podcast: New LandCruiser 70 Series, Ineos Grenadier driven and win FREE fuel!
James Wong
Podcast: New LandCruiser 70 Series, Ineos Grenadier driven and win FREE fuel!

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