The Latest Breaking News from Paterson

A federal jury convicted Paterson, New Jersey, police sergeant Michael Cheff on one count of conspiracy to deprive persons of civil rights and one count of falsification of a police report. Cheff supervised a crew of officers that stopped people on the street or in their vehicles or searched their…

The hard work has just begun for newly re-elected Labor MP for Paterson Meryl Swanson.

Labor is poised to form government despite winning only 31 per cent of the primary vote.

Labor MP Meryl Swanson has claimed victory in the seat of Paterson after a close race against Liberal candidate Brooke Vitnell.

Labor MP Meryl Swanson and Liberal candidate Brooke Vitnell told the Herald they were confident they had done everything they could to win over voters

Eight voters at Cooks Hill City Scout Group Hall in Wickham unknowingly cast informal votes after they were given ballot papers from Paterson, rather than for their Newcastle electorate.

MORNING BRIEFING: The Liberal candidate in the seat of Paterson in the state's Hunter region has detailed what she describes as a "concerted campaign" against her.

The Liberals' Paterson candidate supports the proposed legislation, while the party's candidate for Shortland says she undecided.

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

One Nation and a high-profile independent have put Coalition candidates above Labor on their how-to-vote cards in two key Hunter seats.

The close of the electoral rolls this week showed that Paterson is the second largest seat out of 151 in Australia.