The University of Newcastle has been found to be worst in class when it comes to staff wellbeing. Now, an academic with terminal cancer is speaking out about it because others fear they cannot.

A man accused of helping his father carry out a drug importation operation in Newcastle tells a jury his dad led a double life.

The woman says her leg was amputated despite it being "salvageable", but doctors argue the amputation was necessary to save her life.

The High Court will hear a major climate change case that could affect mining approvals, as the operator of the Mount Pleasant coal mine seeks to overturn a ruling blocking the project's extension.

Jury finds trio guilty of murder over the shooting death of Newcastle man Anthony Nugent over a fake gun deal in 2022.

Police say the was pensioner driving a truck between Adelaide and Newcastle while carrying drugs with a street value of $720,000.

Newcastle Knights captain Kalyn Ponga was left stunned after his side's big win over St George Illawarra, being told Queensland will be without halfback Tom Dearden for State of Origin.