Ross Kerridge has been confirmed as the winner of the Newcastle lord mayoral vote after preference distribution despite ...

Authorities have stepped up rescue and recovery efforts in Nepal after flooding and landslides killed almost 200 ...

Parent groups and researchers issued the call at the Social Media and Australian Society inquiry in Canberra on Monday. They ...

A modified handgun and the poor condition of its holster could have allowed an inmate to grab the weapon during a scuffle ...

The gender pay gap is sitting at 11.5 per cent. The government announced in August it would legislate a 15 per cent pay rise ...

While the price of iron ore - Australia's leading resource export - has increased since the stimulus announcement, it was ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a better-than-expected $15.8 billion budget surplus doesn't mean cost-of-living measures have ...

A MAN accused of murdering his wife in a horrific domestic violence attack at their wine country bed and breakfast on Friday ...

His appeal against the attempted murder conviction and jail sentence was dismissed by Tasmania's Supreme Court of Criminal ...

A young woman who used a machete to slash a mother's shoulder during a brawl has been warned by a judge never to repeat such ...

Southeastern parts of the United States are grappling with rising death tolls in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the ...