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Talented dancers win two invitations to world championships in USA

Chloe Coleman

The Attitude Dance Centre 14-16 years junior dance team. Picture supplied

Talented dancers win two invitations to world championships in USA

Chloe Coleman

The Attitude Dance Centre 14-16 years junior dance team. Picture supplied

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 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

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Participants in a Got Your Back Sista I Run For Her event. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

Maitland community support organisations boosted with $30k in state grants

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Participants in a Got Your Back Sista I Run For Her event. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

Police

Port Stephens-Hunter police welcome two new recruits

Chloe Coleman

NSW Police Class 360 at their attestation. Picture NSW Police via Facebook

Police

Port Stephens-Hunter police welcome two new recruits

Chloe Coleman

NSW Police Class 360 at their attestation. Picture NSW Police via Facebook

Maitland's Van Den Heever smashes 131 not out against Singleton

Michael Hartshorn

Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobian Van Den Heever. Picture supplied.

Maitland's Van Den Heever smashes 131 not out against Singleton

Michael Hartshorn

Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobian Van Den Heever. Picture supplied.

Joe and Jim celebrate break-through Maitland Gold Cup victory

Michael Hartshorn

Nangar Jim won the 2023 Maitland Gold Cup at Maitland Showground on Friday night.

Joe and Jim celebrate break-through Maitland Gold Cup victory

Michael Hartshorn

Nangar Jim won the 2023 Maitland Gold Cup at Maitland Showground on Friday night.

Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas

Belinda-Jane Davis

Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas

Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas

Belinda-Jane Davis

Make a list and check the price twice this Christmas

Council issues reminder on backyard swimming pool safety rules

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Children stand by the fence of a backyard swimming pool. File picture by Colleen Petch

Council issues reminder on backyard swimming pool safety rules

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Children stand by the fence of a backyard swimming pool. File picture by Colleen Petch

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Unkindest cut: hospital's appendicitis treatment 'appalling'

Damon Cronshaw

Matthew Earl and his mum Kris Kelly were concerned about his treatment for appendicitis at Maitland Hospital. Picture by Marina Neil

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Unkindest cut: hospital's appendicitis treatment 'appalling'

Damon Cronshaw

Matthew Earl and his mum Kris Kelly were concerned about his treatment for appendicitis at Maitland Hospital. Picture by Marina Neil

Van Den Heever collapses in sheds after smashing 150 against Thornton

Michael Hartshorn

Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobias Van Den Heever. Picture supplied

Van Den Heever collapses in sheds after smashing 150 against Thornton

Michael Hartshorn

Tenambit Morpeth batter Tobias Van Den Heever. Picture supplied

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Tropical Cyclone Jasper re-intensifying before crossing Queensland coast

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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

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LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

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Workplace sexual harassment is pervasive. Now employers will have to do better

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The simple, but politically difficult, solution to our big education problem

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Thirty-five per cent of Australian students go to private schools. Picture Shutterstock

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Whistleblowing's legal limits are said to be complex. It shouldn't be

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Updated

Tropical Cyclone Jasper re-intensifying before crossing Queensland coast

Anna McGuinness • 1hr 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

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Who's most likely to end up getting long-COVID symptoms?

Emma Horn Bec Pridham

LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

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Opinion

Workplace sexual harassment is pervasive. Now employers will have to do better

Prabha Nandagopal

Workplace harassment is happening to many online. Picture Shutterstock

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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

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Opinion

Whistleblowing's legal limits are said to be complex. It shouldn't be

Zoë Wundenberg

Julian Assange's prosecution raises questions about government accountability. Picture Shutterstock

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Police radios to fall silent one year on from killings

Cassandra Morgan • 2hrs ago

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Fentiman and Miles duel for Qld Labor party leadership

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Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman are vying for the Queensland premiership. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

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Labor picks barrister to replace Pat Dodson in Senate

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Perth barrister Varun Ghosh has been chosen by Labor to fill Pat Dodson's coming Senate vacancy. (HANDOUT/ALP WA)

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Alex Mitchell and Kat Wong • 55m ago

The housing crisis is pushing more Australians to sleep in their car, pitch a tent or couch surf. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

One critical and one serious after Vic 30-car crash

Rachael Ward • 1hr ago

Police believe heavy fog was a likely cause of a huge crash on a freeway north west of Melbourne. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

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Tropical Cyclone Jasper re-intensifying before crossing Queensland coast

Anna McGuinness • 1hr 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

Police radios to fall silent one year on from killings

Cassandra Morgan • 2hrs ago

It's been a year since the fatal shootings of police officers Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE)

Split by war, refugees find lost loved ones years later

Farid Farid • 2hrs ago

South Sudanese refugee Mary Yan lost contact with her sister amid the country's violent turmoil. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Opinion

Whistleblowing's legal limits are said to be complex. It shouldn't be

Zoë Wundenberg

Julian Assange's prosecution raises questions about government accountability. Picture Shutterstock

Opinion

Workplace sexual harassment is pervasive. Now employers will have to do better

Prabha Nandagopal

Workplace harassment is happening to many online. Picture Shutterstock

Four Taylor Swift conspiracy theories that fuel Swifties

Amy Martin

There are so many Taylor Swift theories that even the confetti has meaning. Picture Getty Images

Fentiman and Miles duel for Qld Labor party leadership

Fraser Barton

Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman are vying for the Queensland premiership. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

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