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FOCUS ON HEALTH: Michael Jenness of Wollombi Road Providore, a well-known health-related business in Cessnock.

Cessnock City Council's Support Local campaign focuses on health and wellbeing businesses in May.

Support Local gets a health kick this May

The Brisbane River flooding of 2011. Picture: Shutterstock

With scientists predicting more frequent and severe natural disasters, we need a full picture of their likely costs, who is going to pay, and how.

Calculating income tax revenue lost to natural disasters

Ultimately what we care about is the proportion of the population that is in work, rather than the number of jobs created, which can be related to population.

Technically our unemployment rate now begins with a '3'. How do we keep it there?

Gerard Cockburn

Harley Dennett

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Prime Minister Scott Morrison campaigning with Bass MP Bridget Archer on Thursday. Picture: James Croucher

The unemployment rate has remained steady at 4 per cent as the federal election fight over jobs and economic management heats up.

'Not just luck': Frydenberg cheers steady 4 per cent unemployment rate

Prime Minister Scott Morrison with fourth year apprentice Jack Davie at Air Affairs Australia's Advanced Manufacturing Centre in South Nowra. Picture: James Croucher

The Prime Minister will use a campaign stop in Sydney to commit a re-elected Coalition government to creating 1.3 million over the next five years.

Coalition pledge 1.3m new jobs as Morrison eyes NSW battleground

Karen Barlow

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Pic: Getty Images

Just days away from entering caretaker mode, the Australian and Indian governments are signing a long-awaited trade deal.

Australia and India to sign interim trade deal

Anita Beaumont

Madeline Link

Burned out: Hunter nurses and midwives say they are physically and emotionally exhausted, overworked and understaffed. Picture: Simone De Peak

About a thousand nurses from across the Hunter and Central Coast came together to march through Newcastle to Foreshore Park as part of the state-wide strike action.

'Thank you doesn't keep patients safe': Hunter nurses march for change

Sarah Lansdown

Engineers Australia's chief engineer Jane MacMaster said gender diversity in the field hasn't changed much since she studied 30 years ago. Picture: James Croucher

A new report calls for schools, government and industry to make a renewed effort to entice women and girls to become engineers.

Most people don't really know what engineers do. Now you can find out

Matthew Kelly

New model: One of the new 'quiet dozers' that have been employed at Yancoal's NSW operations. 

A fleet of new quieter dozers have been deployed at Yancoal's NSW open cut mines as part of an effort to reduce noise impacts on surrounding communities.

New 'quiet dozers' deployed at Hunter mine sites

Krystal Sellars

ADVICE: Creative Plus Business founder Monica Davidson will present the workshop.

A free business workshop for people who work in the creative industries will be held in Cessnock on March 25.

Free workshop offers advice for creatives in Cessnock

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Rally celebrate International Women's Day 2022. Picture Peter Lorimer 

The Power to Prevent Coalition represents more than 60 community organisations, including women's crisis centres, unions and legal aid groups.

'It is not inevitable': Urgent call for action on sexual harassment

EXCELLENCE: Destiny Grosvenor, Samantha Nicholls and Isabella Metcalfe from Gymnastics 21, which was crowned Business of the Year at the Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards. Picture: Magnetic Shots

Gymnastics 21 was crowned Business of the Year at the Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards.

Awards celebrate accomplishments of top Hunter businesses

Petrol prices have soared. Picture: Marina Neil

A peak industry body has said rising fuel costs are adding additional strain on already pressured supply chains

Rising fuel costs adding extra strain to business

Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg. Picture: Getty Images

Facebook's parent company has unveiled plans to combat misinformation and electoral interference as you get ready to vote.

'Really critical': Facebook expands fact-checking amid election concerns

"It's time to put the thinking cap on": Anna Bligh. Picture: AAP

The peak banking lobby says not mitigating natural disaster risks will have dire consequences.

Disaster mitigation policies need urgent attention: ABA

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

However the European clearing house which administers the interest won't be passing on payments to Russia, due to sanctions imposed by the EU.

Treasurer concedes Australia will pay interest on bonds held by Russia

Labor's treasury spokesman Jim Chalmers. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

Labor's treasury spokesman says a return to onshore manufacturing is needed to diversify the economy.

Labor unveils its economic plan to win over voters

Leigh Shears leads the rally. Picture: Peter Lorimer

Workers from a range of industries rallied in Cessnock on Saturday, having their say on the negative impacts of insecure work and casualisation.

'Same job same pay': Unions rally in Cessnock for job security

Job security: Hunter Workers secretary Leigh Shears speaking at a rally in 2017. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

WORKERS are set to rally in Cessnock this morning following the release of a report into job security last week.

Hunter Workers set to rally for job security in Cessnock

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The number of people who worked reduced hours because they were sick was around three times the pre-pandemic average for January.

Unemployment rate holds steady despite fall in hours worked

CLEAN UP: SES crews helped clean up the mess caused by the rockslide at Marks Point. Picture: Supplied

A couple's romantic getaway has taken a dramatic turn as a rockslide pelted the roof of a holiday home in Marks Point.

Couple's romantic getaway turns to a nightmare after Marks Point rockslide lands on the roof

A concept image of the Rankin Park to Jesmond - Newcastle Inner City Bypass. Picture: Transport for NSW

The decision will not delay the transfer date of the land.

Council rejects state's offer for community land to build Inner City Bypass, $800K under valuation

Police remained on the scene around 3.50pm conducting inquiries.

Paramedics on scene after reports a teenage boy was hit by a car at Belmont North

Port of Newcastle staff with a cake that was ordered to celebrate the $250 million container terminal funding announcement scheduled for May 6. 

The stage was set and a giant freight container-shaped cake ordered to celebrate the announcement of $250 million in federal funding to help establish a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle.

Newcastle port left at the altar after government dumped container terminal announcement

The mother of a teenage girl snatched from a suburban Lake Macquarie street almost three decades ago says going so long without answers about the fate of her daughter has been like living with a "terminal illness".