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Two teenage boys have been charged following an assault in the Hunter region last week.

Around 9pm on Saturday 30 May 2026, officers attached to Police Transport Command – Northern Satellite were patrolling the Newcastle Interchange area were notified of an assault on Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West.

Police located a 13-year-old boy with facial injuries and...


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Newcastle community members tied up their laces and showed up in force last weekend for the 2026 Newcastle Memory Walk & Jog – throwing their support behind people impacted by dementia whilst getting active to improve their brain health.

More than 890 people walked, ran and jogged to the finish line to raise an impressive total of $123,788.

Dementia Austra...


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The 2026 HART Senior State Titles are shaping as the biggest event in the competition’s proud history, with a record 241 teams from 86 Associations across New South Wales ready to take the court across three action-packed days.

Taking place across the June Long Weekend, the HART Senior State Titles stand as one of the marquee events on the Netball NSW calendar, brin...


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Australian Defence Force personnel will train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion.

From mid-2026, the ADF will partner with the Norwegian-led multinational Operation Legio to train Ukrainian personnel in Poland, continuing the support provided under Austr...


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Australia has today imposed further Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions against three additional Israeli individuals and four additional entities in response to escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Today’s measures designate individuals and entities for targeted financial sanctions, and declare the individuals for travel bans.

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