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'Biggest since BHP': how the Hunter reacted to $12 billion train-building plan

'The Hunter knows how to build trains. Our job is to make sure it has the opportunity to build them again'.

Newcastle Herald

Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partners

The Guardian - AU

Sydneysiders urged to ‘show defiance’ after Bondi attack by coming out for New Year’s Eve, as police presence ramps up

More than 2,500 police will be deployed throughout metropolitan Sydney, including some with long-arm weapons

The Guardian - AU

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Aussie aid activists bound for home after prison ordeal

Seven Australian activists detained by Israel for trying to break a blockade to deliver aid are headed home as the government defends its quiet diplomacy.

AAP

The question for the NSW Liberals after the Kiama drubbing is: can anyone do better than Mark Speakman?

Kellie Sloane has ruled out moving a spill and James Griffin isn’t eager. Alister Henskens is thought to lack the numbers. So, for now, the leader might be safe

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM firm on defence budget; Minns’ team fronts caravan inquiry; and a yakuza turned lawyer

Anthony Albanese pushes back on pressure to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns to reveal NSW plans to bolster housing construction

‘You can’t build new homes without roads, parks and schools to match, and the community shouldn’t have to wait for them,’ premier says

The Guardian - AU

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Sydney caravan incident sparks inquiry into ‘who knew what and when’ before rushed hate speech laws

Investigation will not examine whether laws should be repealed, despite crossbench members’ concerns they may have been ‘misled’

The Guardian - AU

Retired journalist Margo Kingston arrested at NSW anti-logging protest after allegedly locking on to machinery

Former Sydney Morning Herald reporter part of community protest to protect endangered species in Bulga state forest

The Guardian - AU

We'll see a feeding frenzy long before Newcastle trains get any faster

'What bunnies we are to swallow this.'

Newcastle Herald

If teenagers want to vote at 16, here's what else they'll get

'Let them into pubs. I'm sure they'd vote for that.'

Newcastle Herald

Swamp or iconic swimming hole? How Sydney’s new ‘Pondi beach’ stacks up

With the area routinely 10C hotter than the city’s east, the demand for swimming facilities is red hot

The Guardian - AU

Expectations of Hunter ministers are high

The wait for big ideas to turn into big-ticket items begins.

Newcastle Herald

Cost of living the number one issue for NSW voters, but not everyone agrees with the solution

Both major parties are promising to help households struggling to stretch pay packets to afford basics, amid rising calls for pay increases — but is that the solution?

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War of words over NSW pokies policies

Labor's proposed poker machine reform has been criticised by the NSW treasurer, who says it could have been written by the gaming industry.

AAP

Inquiry to probe Bankstown Council

An inquiry will look into integrity issues at Canterbury-Bankstown Council after ex-Labor frontbencher Tania Mihailuk aired concerns about its mayor.

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