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February 23, 2022: Council vote on Supercars date delayed
Today is Wednesday, February 22, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Newcastle councillors won't vote on a new date for the Newcastle 500 until at least next month after Supercars advised it wanted to further consult with its board on a suitable date.
Feb 22, 2022
6 min
February 22, 2022: NSW woman jailed for staging the suicide of her partner, Walcha farmer Mathew Dunbar
Today is Tuesday, February 22, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, a NSW woman who faked her grazier partner's suicide to inherit his multi-million dollar property will instead call a prison cell home until at least 2047.
Feb 21, 2022
6 min
February 19, 2022: Crown considers third trial for Jarryd Hayne
Today is Saturday, February 19, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, the Crown is considering whether former NRL star Jarryd Hayne should face a third trial on sexual assault allegations.
Feb 20, 2022
7 min
February 18, 2022: Earing power plant could close seven years early in 2025
Today is Friday, February 18, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Origin Energy has announced that Lake Macquarie's Eraring power station, the largest coal-fired generator in Australia, could close in 2025, seven years earlier than planned.
Feb 17, 2022
5 min
February 17, 2022: Claydon demands PM intervenes on container terminal fight
Today is Thursday, February 17, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon demands Prime Minister Scott Morrison intervenes over Newcastle container terminal fight.
Feb 16, 2022
5 min
February 16, 2022: Hunter nurses walk off the job for patient-to-nurse ratios
Today is Wednesday, February 16, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, nurses from health care facilities across the Hunter rallied in Civic Park today, pressuring the state government to implement patient-to-nurse ratios and fair pay.
Feb 15, 2022
5 min
February 15, 2022: Old BHP steelworks site up for sale
Today is Tuesday, February 15, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, the NSW government is selling off a key Newcastle industrial site next to where Port of Newcastle hopes to build a large-scale container terminal.
Feb 14, 2022
7 min
February 12, 2022: Speed cameras record more speeding offences during lockdown
Today is Saturday, February 12, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Some of the Hunter's fixed speed cameras recorded more monthly speeding offences during last year's lockdown than any other month of the year.
Feb 13, 2022
6 min
February 11, 2022: KEPCO has application rejected by High Court in a win for Bylong farmers
Today is Friday, February 11, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, South Korean energy company, KEPCO, has had their special leave application "dismissed with costs" by the High Court of Australia
Feb 10, 2022
6 min
February 10, 2022: Newcastle bishop says discrimination bill 'misuses religion to create a wedge'
Today is Thursday, February 10, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Newcastle's Anglican bishop says the government's Religious Discrimination Bill "misuses religion to create a wedge between Australians" and should be scrapped.
Feb 9, 2022
6 min
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