1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (510+ words) A suspected perpetrator ‌of the car attack on ‌German pride celebrations in Berlin ‌has been identified as a member of the city's "Islamist scene". "We have now identified a ⁠suspected ‌perpetrator. Measures against ​this suspected perpetrator, who ​has not ‌yet…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (213+ words) Two men have been arrested in West Wallsend after leading police on a pursuit through Newcastle's outer suburbs on Thursday. About 5.45pm on Thursday, July 23, police were called to Huntly Close, Edgeworth, following sightings of a stolen car. Officers attached to…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (396+ words) A cyberattack on Origin Energy has included unauthorised access and disclosure of customer data, the energy giant says, a day after it revealed it was caught up in the breach. The Sydney-based company said on Thursday it was working to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (446+ words) The Middle East conflict has fuelled a sharp acceleration in construction costs, but price growth remains relatively soft by historical standards. Construction costs increased one per cent in the June quarter, according to data firm Cotality's latest Cordell construction cost…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (598+ words) Hamas has named Khalil al-Hayya as its overall leader, according to a statement from the Palestinian militant group, ‌in a move an analyst says could signal a tougher stance by the group towards disarmament calls. Hayya replaces Yahya al-Sinwar, who…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (775+ words) A 36-year-old man has avoided a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to the display of a Nazi symbol on a Newcastle beach on Christmas Day last year. Nowra bricklayer Andrew Marc Laszlo Lorant, was charged with knowingly displaying a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (937+ words) After some heavy delays and legal action, the updated 2027 XPeng G6 has finally arrived in Australia through a factory-backed operation that has no ties to the previous distributor, TrueEV. There are now more variants on offer and on test here is…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (122+ words) A man has died after a stabbing in a Newcastle suburb on Saturday, July 11. Police and paramedics were called to Hamilton South about 3.30pm where they found a man believed to have been aged in his 40s with a serious stab wound....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (631+ words) Reading the remarkable rescue of John "Stinker" Clarke reminded me that while Australians are famous for punching above their weight, our emergency services are in a league of their own ('Fisherman opens up on lost-at-sea ordeal', Newcastle Herald 1/7). Five hours…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (559+ words) Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to seal a landmark treaty in a bid to counter China's influence in the Pacific. The prime minister landed in Suva on Sunday evening ahead of the signing of the Vuvale Union agreement with…...