While shoppers tried to find the best bargain, swimmers flocked to the beach to cool off in the Boxing Day heat.

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A former Port Stephens-based wedding videographer who left couples without videos they had paid for has been fined thousands ...

FOR political survival reasons governments are desperate to be seen doing something to solve the unsolvable housing crisis by ...

A 70-year-old Newcastle woman who almost took her life over a gambling addiction says cashless machines must be introduced in ...

Troy Davie spoke with his family in Tasmania on Christmas morning and then faced the prospect of spending the rest of the day ...

Surf, sun and sand made for a picture-perfect Christmas morning at Nobbys Beach.

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who was ...