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Authorities urged to buy child starvation house
A Sydney woman who owns a rental property in the New South Wales Hunter region says she will never be able to go back into the house where a seven-year-old girl died.[MORE]
Parents plead not guilty to starving daughter
A New South Wales couple accused of starving their daughter to death have pleaded not guilty to murder.[MORE]
Missing man found safe
A helicopter search for a man missing in bushland north of Newcastle has been called off, after staff at a local medical facility reported he was with them.[MORE]
Police continue missing man search
Police will this morning resume their search for a 21-year-old man who has been missing in bushland near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, since Friday night.[MORE]
Councillor urges Myall River mouth dredging
There is a call for the Myall River mouth near Hawks Nest to be dredged.[MORE]
Pair to face court accused of liquor store armed robbery
Two men are due to appear in court today charged over an armed robbery at Hawks Nest last week.[MORE]
Hawks Nest development proposals back in the spotlight
The Land and Environment Court has revived the prospects of two controversial development proposals in Hawks Nest.[MORE]
'Starvation murder' parents fight AVO conditions
A couple accused of starving their seven-year-old daughter to death are seeking to amend an apprehended violence order (AVO) brought by police on behalf of another family member. [MORE]
'More attacks likely': Record shark spottings near Newcastle
Beach goers in the New South Wales Hunter region are being warned to be wary of sharks this summer, with record sightings of sharks reported along the coast.[MORE]
Shark bites surfer on bum
A 31-year-old has been airlifted to hospital after a shark bit him on the buttock while he was surfing at Port Stephens in the New South Wales Hunter region.[MORE]
Pair fronts court over 7yo daughter's murder
A New South Wales couple has made brief a appearance in Wollongong Local Court charged with the murder of their seven-year-old daughter.[MORE]
Parents arrested over girl's 'starving' death
The parents of a seven-year-old girl who is believed to have starved to death have been arrested on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
DOCS workers 'don't meet kids at risk'
Case workers at the New South Wales Department of Community Services (DOCS) have been accused of never meeting many of the children they are responsible for, after a seven-year-old girl known to the department apparently died of starvation.[MORE]
Starved 7yo wasn't attending school
The New South Wales Government says it may increase the penalty for parents who fail to send their children to school following the apparent starving death of a seven-year-old girl at the weekend. [MORE]
Child's 'starvation' death sparks 3 investigations
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There are now three separate investigations into the apparent starving death of 7-year-old Shellay Ward[MORE]
Human jawbone washes up on Hunter beach
A human jawbone has been discovered on a beach at Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region.[MORE]
Man injured after spear gun accident
A man has received minor flesh wounds after he was shot with a spear gun on the New South Wales mid-north coast overnight.[MORE]
Aussie fights for his life after blasts
The father of a Melbourne man seriously injured in Thursday's terrorist attacks is flying to London to be by his son's side.[MORE]
Australian couple released from hospital after London bus blast
A Sydney couple who were on board the bus in the Tavistock Square bomb blast have since been discharged from a London hospital after receiving treatment for burst eardrums, cuts and bruises.[MORE]