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The Prime Minister and two veteran economists last week made impassioned calls for Australia to become a renewable energy superpower.

Over the years, Jamahl Ali has thrived with support from his teachers, family and therapists. Now this boy with "a very kind heart" is leading his peers at Toronto Public School.

Producers say ideal conditions have led to a 50 per cent increase in yields this season amid hopes the tariffs on Australian wine to China could be lifted as early as March. 

The $590 million Bowmans Creek Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval, but the developer must wind back the number of planned turbines.

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.

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.

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.

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

An official survey estimates the roo population declined significantly across New South Wales in the past 12 months, yet farmers say numbers appear healthy.

The state braces for more wet weather after flash flooding, heavy rain and hail over the weekend.

Firefighters are working to contain bushfires in the New South Wales Hunter region ahead of worsening conditions tomorrow, after a home and tyre shop in Weston were destroyed.

Deep in the corridors of John Hunter Children's Hospital, school lessons come to the bedside of sick kids as part of a long-standing on-site education program that is providing families with "immeasurable" support.

The alleged driver, a 27-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, after the car burst into flames in bushland off McCaffrey Drive.

The dry spring caused by El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole climate patterns is expected to result in a $16 billion fall in the value of agriculture this financial year.

The Heritage Council of New South Wales recommends the Hunter's Ravensworth homestead be placed on the state heritage register, which would give it significant protection from coal mining and proposals to move it to another town.

A former union boss says he lost everything after he was accused of dodgy conduct in Hunter Valley coal mining. With his name cleared, he's on a new mission for "mum and dad" investors.

The border collie is one of a precious few canny canines whose elite sense of smell can pinpoint a single specimen of the smothering, scrambling Chinese violet across a large area with minimal impact on the environment.

The number of women and girls playing football has surged since the Matildas' incredible feats at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But aiming for the top when you're from a regional area comes with added challenges.

It has only been two years since she last donned her home colours, but Emily Van Egmond said starting her sixth stint at the Newcastle Jets is as special as it has ever been.

New South Wales women's groups say they're "absolutely stunned" by the recent publication of development applications for domestic violence shelters by local councils.

Police allege Dee Folpp could have already been dead when they did a welfare check at a Muswellbrook unit before officers left and then returned later to find her body.

Police provide an update after a woman's body was found on a property in Muswellbrook.

Police have found the body of a woman, believed to be in her 60s but yet to be identified, at a detached premises at the back of a Sydney Street, Muswellbrook, property.

Zachery Davies-Scott was fatally shot in front of his partner when a group allegedly forced their way into his home in the NSW Hunter region. Police today charged a 25-year-old over the death.