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Prime Minister Scott Morrison appears to have the 76 seats he needs to form a majority government.

PM in box seat for majority government

1hr ago

NOW A KNIGHT: Shaun Kenny-Dowell, part of the Knights leadership group, will be special guest at the Port Stephens Men of League night on Saturday. Picture: NRL

A MoL Knight of inspiration

Charlie Elias

PROTEST: Cr Arnott with supporters opposed to the SRV proposal outside the Council Chambers.

Council debate 'a farce'

Charlie Elias

MUGGING: Whale watchers on board an Imagine Cruises vessel watch as two humpbacks swim next their boat on May 18. Picture: Laura Chaffey Photography

Whales arrive in Port Stephens on time and in style

Ellie-Marie Watts

PORT DEBUT: Jason Owen will perform an all ages gig in Nelson Bay on June 8 as part of the 2019 Bluewater Country Music Festival.

Jason Owen opens Bluewater gig to all ages

Ellie-Marie Watts

COUNTRY BOY: Aaron Jurd and The Banned will make their Bluewater Country Music Festival debut with a headlining show at Shoal Bay Country Club on June 8.

Jurd 'stoked' to debut at Bluewater

Ellie-Marie Watts

Xavier and Lily Boyles at the 2019 Step Back Into King Street Heritage Festival on Saturday. Picture: Vin Imagery

Terrace heritage festival 'absolutely perfect'

Prime Minister Scott Morrison appears to have the 76 seats he needs to form a majority government.

PM in box seat for majority government

1hr ago

NOW A KNIGHT: Shaun Kenny-Dowell, part of the Knights leadership group, will be special guest at the Port Stephens Men of League night on Saturday. Picture: NRL

A MoL Knight of inspiration

Charlie Elias

MUGGING: Whale watchers on board an Imagine Cruises vessel watch as two humpbacks swim next their boat on May 18. Picture: Laura Chaffey Photography

Whales arrive in Port Stephens on time and in style

SOLID: Mallabula Panther Nick Hor. Picture: Facebook

Panthers men, women win at home

Peter Arnold
1hr ago

NOW A KNIGHT: Shaun Kenny-Dowell, part of the Knights leadership group, will be special guest at the Port Stephens Men of League night on Saturday. Picture: NRL

A MoL Knight of inspiration

Charlie Elias

TEAMWORK: Nelson Bay Sharks ladies tag team defeated a depleted Macquarie Scorpions 58-0 in Salamander Bay on Saturday. Picture: Facebook

Sports Shorts: Sharks demolish Scorpions

SOLID: Mallabula Panther Nick Hor. Picture: Facebook

Panthers men, women win at home

1hr ago

FLAVOURSOME: You can make your own fish stock for soup with the head and bones of your catch.

Catching the fish is just the first step

John 'Stinker' Clarke

TOUCH OF CLASS: Amy Dufour, 19, after returning from Malaysia as part of the open women's team which won the touch football world cup gold medal.

Amy Dufour caps off year with gold

Charlie Elias

NOW A KNIGHT: Shaun Kenny-Dowell, part of the Knights leadership group, will be special guest at the Port Stephens Men of League night on Saturday. Picture: NRL

A MoL Knight of inspiration

Charlie Elias

TUNE IN: The Examiner is giving away a double pass to see L D R U at Shoal Bay Country Club on Friday, May 31.

'Trapical' tunes at Shoal Bay

ANNIVERSARY PROJECT: A painting of Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook admiring the flora and fauna of Botany Bay in 1770.

Flora history observed at Heatherbrae gardens

NOW A KNIGHT: Shaun Kenny-Dowell, part of the Knights leadership group, will be special guest at the Port Stephens Men of League night on Saturday. Picture: NRL

A MoL Knight of inspiration

PORT DEBUT: Jason Owen will perform an all ages gig in Nelson Bay on June 8 as part of the 2019 Bluewater Country Music Festival.

Jason Owen opens Bluewater gig to all ages

Ellie-Marie Watts

COUNTRY BOY: Aaron Jurd and The Banned will make their Bluewater Country Music Festival debut with a headlining show at Shoal Bay Country Club on June 8.

Jurd 'stoked' to debut at Bluewater

Ellie-Marie Watts

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

HELLO: Meet the locals on our escorted cruise to Papua New Guinea, one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.

Explore Papua New Guinea on this cruise

HELLO: Meet the locals on our escorted cruise to Papua New Guinea, one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.

Explore Papua New Guinea on this cruise

Exclusive and luxurious

Exclusive and luxurious

Exceptional waterside living

Exceptional waterside living

Glorious ocean views

Glorious ocean views

Raffle winner Kylie Stone with Bob Crampton, president of Tomaree Parkinson's Support Group.

Winner picked in Parkinson's support group raffle

ANNIVERSARY PROJECT: A painting of Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook admiring the flora and fauna of Botany Bay in 1770.

Flora history observed at Heatherbrae gardens

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

Raffle winner Kylie Stone with Bob Crampton, president of Tomaree Parkinson's Support Group.

Winner picked in Parkinson's support group raffle

Tomaree Community Hospital Auxiliary fundraising craft and book stall.

Auxiliary fundraising events popular with Easter visitors

Xavier and Lily Boyles at the 2019 Step Back Into King Street Heritage Festival on Saturday. Picture: Vin Imagery

Terrace heritage festival 'absolutely perfect'

MUGGING: Whale watchers on board an Imagine Cruises vessel watch as two humpbacks swim next their boat on May 18. Picture: Laura Chaffey Photography

Whales arrive in Port Stephens on time and in style

PORT DEBUT: Jason Owen will perform an all ages gig in Nelson Bay on June 8 as part of the 2019 Bluewater Country Music Festival.

Jason Owen opens Bluewater gig to all ages

COUNTRY BOY: Aaron Jurd and The Banned will make their Bluewater Country Music Festival debut with a headlining show at Shoal Bay Country Club on June 8.

Jurd 'stoked' to debut at Bluewater

Xavier and Lily Boyles at the 2019 Step Back Into King Street Heritage Festival on Saturday. Picture: Vin Imagery

Terrace heritage festival 'absolutely perfect'

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

A screengrab from a YouTube video showing the former PM Bob Hawke skolling a beer from Mr Brandon.

Hawke downing 'one for the country' brings back memories

Robert Crawford

Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont will perform a show at Nelson Bay Bowling Club on Friday, June 7 at 8pm. Tickets cost $30.

Top acts to perform at 2019 Bluewater Country Music Festival

Ellie-Marie Watts

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Scott Gelston

DEMOCRATIC RIGHT: Readers are being urged to make their vote count on Saturday.

Letters to the Editor: May 16

EYESORE: The delapitated state of Birubi Beach Resort has long been a point of contention for residents of Anna bay and surrounds.

Letters to the Editor

FAITH: Boat Harbour resident Matt Brown believes humanity needs more of the 'fruits' of the Holy Spirit.

Letters to the Editor

DEMOCRATIC RIGHT: Readers are being urged to make their vote count on Saturday.

Letters to the Editor: May 16

APPROVED: All but one councillor agreed that the council's code of conduct was there to protect social media users from threatening and defamatory comments.

Letters to the Editor: April 25

MOVING FORWARD: A light rail corridor to Newcastle Airport would alleviate traffic on Nelson Bay Road, according to Ernest To.

Letters to the Editor: April 18

FOCUSED: Debra Byrne juggles her successful musical theatre and recording career with her role as full-time carer to her two grandsons. She is set to star in Sweeney Todd in Sydney and Melbourne.

Why kids are Debra Byrne's 'top priority'

Geraldine Cardozo

TOO COCKY BY HALF: People tend to be overconfident of their financial knowledge and skills, according to the report.

Lack of financial knowledge soaring

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Eileen Wood

Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein will hand down the 2019/20 state budget on Thursday.

Hobart hospital bed funds in Tas budget

16m ago

The female wombat joey with a severe case of mange that was cornered in Sophie Boyson's backyard in Gordon on Friday. The joey, which had also been hit by a car, had to be euthanised because of the severe mange. Picture: Sophie Boyson

Mange-infected wombat a sign of 'national disaster'

46m ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk is visiting Mackay after Labor's federal electoral wipe-out there.

Premier visits central Qld after election

1hr ago

Commonwealth Games mascot Borobi and Yugambeh Elder Patricia O'Connor launch Borobi Day on May 31

Borobi Day gives local language a voice

1hr ago

Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen have both declared they will stand for the Labor leadership.

Wong backing Albanese for Labor leadership

Marnie Banger and Rebecca Gredley
1hr ago

The Australian Tax Office can retrospectively amend tax assessments to provide the promised cuts.

Minor party could back tax cuts in Senate

Matt Coughlan
1hr ago

Smoke has blanketed Sydney after bush fire reduction burns west of Sydney.

NSW RFS pauses burns while smoke clears

Dominica Sanda
2hrs ago

Phishing scams are hitting a record number of Victorians, increasing by 20 per cent in 2018.

Scammers hitting record numbers of victims

Luke Evans, Julie McDonald, Shannon Landmark, and Platinum Primary Producers chairman Shane McManaway, Allflex.

'We couldn't separate them'

36m ago

Shoalhaven Starches will process a consignment of high protein Canadian wheat. Photo: Manildra Group

Wheat cash markets firmer

Matt Wallis
46m ago

China's soybean imports more than doubled in the decade to 2017, reaching 94 million tonnes.

Swine Fever adds further burden to oilseeds

Cheryl Kalisch Gordon

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

Dogs love their walks, and provided they are physically able to, should have at least one good walk a day.

How to make walkies wonderful for both of you

RSPCA

Parents usually face the decision over religious, family or cultural tradition reasons. There is a significant emotive element - people feel strongly in favour or against.

Reasons you might consider circumcision

HealthShare

Where it started: The 1979 Racecam innovation was celebrated on a stamp in 2004.

Tech Talk: The evolution of dashcams

Mathew Dickerson