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Jamahl was non-verbal before starting kindergarten. This year he's school captain

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.

Jamahl and his mum Shanna hug in front of a rainbow wall at the school

Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Published: 10h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 6:46pmSource: ABC NewcastleTopic: Autism Spectrum Disorderby Keely Johnson

This year's vintage might produce 'super wines', but trade talks with China could be the key to the industry's future

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.

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 1:57amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Viticultureby Hamish Cole, Amelia Bernasconi and Lucas Forbes

Wind farm approved to set up towering turbines in heart of NSW coal country

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.

Published: 7 Feb 2024Wed 7 Feb 2024 at 1:23amSource: ABC Upper HunterTopic: Wind Energyby Bindi Bryce and Amelia Bernasconi

Funding flows for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle, but scepticism on timeline remains

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.

A map of Newcastle to Sydney train line. The nose of a bullet train.

Published: 30 Jan 2024Tue 30 Jan 2024 at 8:02amSource: ABC NewcastleTopic: Trainsby Keely Johnson

How an ex-tropical cyclone in north-east Queensland is causing havoc in outback NSW

Large parts of northern NSW have been hit by heavy storms causing flash flooding. Some farmers are delighted to see the dams fill, but homes and businesses have been inundated.

Flooding at the Lightening Ridge bore baths.

Published: 30 Jan 2024Tue 30 Jan 2024 at 4:02amSource: ABC Western PlainsTopic: Extreme Weather Eventsby Olivia Ralph and Lara Webster

Australia's junior rodeo champions dream of big bucks and buckles in the United States

Teenage cowboys and cowgirls are working hard to achieve their goals of competing on the bigger US rodeo circuit.

Published: 26 Jan 2024Fri 26 Jan 2024 at 11:04pmSource: ABC RuralTopic: Other Sportsby Lara Webster and Cara Jeffery

How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders

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.

A group of marchers holds a large banner of the Aboriginal flag during the Yabun Festival, Sydney in 2019.

Published: 26 Jan 2024Fri 26 Jan 2024 at 1:16amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Referendumsby Bindi Bryce and Shauna Foley

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Losing teeth and finding new friends: Tales of kindy 2023

It's a big deal finishing your first year of school! You'll hear from local kindy kids about how 2023 went for them.

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Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Public Schoolsby Laurise Dickson

Residents told fire ant eradication could take years

Many residents and landholders were keen to get more information about the fire ant infestation at a meeting in Murwillumbah. Department of Primary Industries experts were on hand and told landholders it could take five years to eradicate the pests.

Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds

Source: Listen

A Rising Tide blocks all coal ships

We go inside the history of Rising Tide and their mission to stop coal exports from the Port of Newcastle.

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Duration: 15 minutes 48 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Climate Changeby Romy Stephens

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Can Australia become a renewable energy superpower?

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

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Jamahl Ali started school non-verbal, but after years of therapy and support, he is now school captain

Jamahl Ali is Toronto Public's School Captain 2024.

Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Source: ABC Newcastle

Newcastle industrial fire

Fire engulfs an auto-electrical workshop in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham.

Duration: 20 seconds

Source: ABC Newcastle

Search continues for missing angler in NSW Hunter region

Surf Life Saving crews and NSW Police are searching for a man who was swept off rocks while rockfishing with several other people at Fingal Bay yesterday morning.

Duration: 32 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Jamahl was non-verbal before starting kindergarten. This year he's school captain

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.

Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Autism Spectrum Disorderby Keely Johnson

How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders

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.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Referendumsby Bindi Bryce and Shauna Foley

Photographer's 'apocalyptic' scenes of long-abandoned buildings spark nostalgia

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

Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Photographyby Paul Culliver and Bindi Bryce

Payton was too sick to leave her hospital bed so school was brought to her

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.

A teacher conducting a lesson with Payton Allen in her hospital bed.

Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds

Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Educationby Keely Johnson

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

This summer know your ABCs; action plan, be safe, connect with us. The ABC has a host of useful resources and tips on how to best prepare yourself for emergency weather so you can keep you and your household safe.

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Published: 8 Nov 2023Wed 8 Nov 2023 at 7:00amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

At age 28, Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over. The Melbourne Demon has struggled with concussion for much of his career and today, on advice from doctors, announced his retirement.

An AFL player lies on a stretcher and is carted off with support staff around him.

Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

The AFL season is around the corner, but it's the off-field headlines that have put new CEO Andrew Dillon in the hot-seat.

Joel Smith watches a kick during a 2023 AFL match.

Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Celebrated broadcaster Karen Tighe farewells ABC Sport after trailblazing career in TV and radio

Award-winning ABC Sport presenter Karen Tighe announces she is leaving the organisation to focus on her health.

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From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.

A three-panel split image showing a young man in a cricket cap, a woman riding a jumping horse, and a water-skier.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

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Taylor Swift visits Sydney Zoo

Taylor Swift has visited Sydney Zoo ahead of her Eras Tour in Sydney.

Duration: 34 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Source: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

Live Moment: Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Police believe former Network 10 host Jesse Baird can help over the disappearance of his 29-year-old partner, whose possessions were found in a Sydney skip-bin.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Greta Stonehouse

Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

With more than 30 locations in Sydney potentially set to be rezoned for higher density housing, developers are reportedly approaching residents and offering to buy their homes.

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Urban Development and Planningby Declan Bowring

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WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

Mulch laced with bonded asbestos is discovered at a residential complex in Canberra, as one landscaping company describes learning their products contain the material as "a major kick in the guts".

Fence with a danger asbestos sign at the Rozelle Parklands as the clean up continues

Published: 7m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:07amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Asbestosby Victor Petrovic and Harry Frost

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Speaking during his weekly audience with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the king also said he was gratified to see how his diagnosis had boosted support for cancer charities across the UK.

An older white man with white hair in a navy pinstriped suit smiles as he shakes hands with a middle-aged man of Indian heritage

Published: 19m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:55amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

The fatal crash off the coast of Queensland last year killed four defence personnel.

A ship pulls Taipan wreckage from the ocean, authorities are in a smaller watercraft nearby

Published: 1m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:13amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence Forcesby Andrew Greene

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Published: 49m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:25amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

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Jamahl was non-verbal before starting kindergarten. This year he's school captain

This year's vintage might produce 'super wines', but trade talks with China could be the key to the industry's future

Wind farm approved to set up towering turbines in heart of NSW coal country

Funding flows for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle, but scepticism on timeline remains

How an ex-tropical cyclone in north-east Queensland is causing havoc in outback NSW

Australia's junior rodeo champions dream of big bucks and buckles in the United States

How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders

ABC Upper Hunter Local News

Losing teeth and finding new friends: Tales of kindy 2023

Residents told fire ant eradication could take years

A Rising Tide blocks all coal ships

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Can Australia become a renewable energy superpower?

Jamahl Ali started school non-verbal, but after years of therapy and support, he is now school captain

Newcastle industrial fire

Search continues for missing angler in NSW Hunter region

Jamahl was non-verbal before starting kindergarten. This year he's school captain

How the Voice referendum result looms over January 26 for Indigenous leaders

Photographer's 'apocalyptic' scenes of long-abandoned buildings spark nostalgia

Payton was too sick to leave her hospital bed so school was brought to her

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

Celebrated broadcaster Karen Tighe farewells ABC Sport after trailblazing career in TV and radio

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Taylor Swift visits Sydney Zoo

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Live Moment: Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

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