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The 50 combos at this Italian-inspired panino shop are all ‘killers with delicious fillers’

More than 50 sandwich options have been created for tiny regional paninoteca and wine bar Arno Deli.

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Sam said the abuse left him unable to tell his children he loved them.

A nun allegedly raped Sam. Then she introduced him to another abuser

Sam says he was flogged, raped and abused at a NSW boys’ home. A landmark ruling may help him get justice.

  • Amber Schultz and Michaela Whitbourn
Australian Reptile Park manager Billy Collett with a freshwater crocodile captured at Wallsend on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

‘Don’t belong here’: Croc captured in Newcastle park

Wildlife carers are working to find a permanent home for the reptile abandoned in a suburban waterway.

  • Jack Gramenz
Peter Wickham arises most mornings at 3am to drive from his home in Maitland to Newcastle Baths for his morning swim.

‘Speculative pervert panic’: Why these baths’ historic open-air changing shed is making a stir

Protest has long greeted a proposal to put a roof over Newcastle’s historic change rooms at the baths. Now, a DA has been lodged, and the community isn’t happy.

  • Julie Power
Gallery director Lauretta Morton in the new wing.

Two mine shafts stood in the way of a gallery extension. It took 15,000 cubic metres of grout to sort out

The new $48 million wing of the Newcastle Art Gallery is as much an engineering feat as a cultural one.

  • Linda Morris
Haydan Andrews is building a granny flat.

‘People love it’: The feature that Sydneysiders really want in a home

It’s flexible enough to boost a property’s value, be used as extra living space or gather a whole family together.

  • Carmen Forward
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Regional airport’s new international terminal is a game-changer

For me, and 1.4 million other residents north of Sydney, this new $110 million international terminal means no more two-hour trips south for overseas flights.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
Laura Jackel.

Looters are raiding Laura’s crumbling home. She’s powerless to stop them

Victims of a shock landslip will probably never return to their homes, but a dispute between council and the state government has left them in limbo.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Sonny Worrall from Newcastle said the scene felt “like a movie”.

‘A caravan almost hit me’: Australian tourist’s terrifying escape from NZ campground landslide

Sonny Worrall says he was swimming in a pool when a caravan smashed through a cinder block wall and crashed down beside him.

  • Eva Gallot
Former head of primary at Newcastle Grammar School, Alicha Dyer has been accused of soliciting money from parents.

‘May need a few dollars for cricket please:’ Private school head resigns after texting parents for cash

Parents at Newcastle Grammar School claim the former head of primary texted them after hours requesting money to pay for groceries, bills, travel and personal loans.

  • Emily Kowal