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A Newcastle woman whose daughter was killed by her ex-boyfriend will meet the NSW premier next week in a push to introduce tougher sentencing for domestic abusers.

After being exonerated for the deaths of her four infant children, Kathleen Folbigg is adjusting to life after 20 years wrongfully imprisoned — thanks to the enduring support of her lifelong friend and biggest advocate, Tracy Chapman.

The fight to save the veined doubletail orchid had a breakthrough in the Black Summer bushfires and now elders are leading a series of cultural burns to regenerate the endangered flower.

Newcastle man Jarrod Scifleet pleads guilty to possessing child abuse material, bestiality videos and illegal gel blasters, following a two-year investigation sparked by a tip-off from the federal police.

The multi-agency search was launched after the spearfisher failed to return to shore on the Mid North Coast this morning.

The 24-year-old has been charged with eight offences following the crash in Newcastle that left two international students dead.

Rugby recruit Mark Nawaqanitawase bags four tries as the Sydney Roosters scored 40 unanswered points to down Melbourne in Craig Bellamy's milestone match.

An intense polar outbreak will bring one of the most widespread snow events in years to south-east Australia during the next 24 hours.

A hat-trick to back row forward Jacob Preston has guided the Canterbury Bulldogs to a 28-4 win over an understrength Penrith Panthers.

Media personality, musician, and comedian Isaac Compton will face a hearing next year in a Newcastle court after he was accused of the common assault of two women and allegedly sexually touching them.

Newcastle Knights coach Adam O'Brien will part ways with the club at the end of the 2025 regular season, despite having two years left to run on his contract.

A group of high school students is putting in place initiatives they hope can help young people's mental health after floods.

A new large-scale recycling facility has already processed thousands of tonnes of soft plastic left over from the collapse of REDcycle.   

Busy Bees New Lambton failed to report a serious fall until a child presented to hospital nearly a month later with a fractured skull, budget estimates has heard.

A judges dismiss an appeal against the sentence handed to domestic violence murderer Tyrone Thompson, which was described by the Crown as "manifestly inadequate".

A wanding operation aimed at curbing knife crime is planned for a shopping precinct near Newcastle, in the wake of two stabbings on the same day, one of them deadly.

Brisbane were in no mood to surrender the NRLW minor premiership on Sunday, scoring nine tries to secure a 46-16 win over Newcastle, keeping them nipping at the Sydney Roosters' heels.

Wests Tigers' hopes of ending a 14-year finals drought have been extinguished, after the North Queensland Cowboys scored three late tries to snatch a thrilling 34-28 win.

Young musicians in NSW are staging an all-ages live music event to create more opportunities for emerging artists and lift the festival industry.

The Anschau family started sponsoring Edward Kankaka in 1995, exchanging letters and photos. Three decades on, they finally meet the man with the "huge smile" in person.