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MYSTERIOUS: 3 - What They Never Told You

What does the $2.5 billion Tomago deal mean for Hunter families?

"When you've got young kids it makes it pretty hard to plan when you don't know what the future holds.

Newcastle Herald

Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal

Rio Tinto makes power supply deal with federal and NSW government to cut emissions and decarbonise, preventing potential closure

The Guardian - AU

'Must remain open': Labor hails $2.5bn smelter bailout

Australia's largest aluminium smelter has been thrown a multibillion-dollar lifeline, saving thousands of jobs in a move hailed as a win for the working class.

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Historic $2.5bn deal secures NSW energy and 1,000 jobs

The funding package will be jointly funded between the state and federal governments.

Newcastle Herald

Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter gets $2.5bn bailout package from federal and NSW governments

Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract

The Guardian - AU

Technicalities and delegation on HVO and others won't get Hunter coal shift sorted

'Has it occurred to federal Labor MPs to get the technicality sorted?'

Newcastle Herald

Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes in near-miss collision at Sydney airport

Officials says both aircraft stopped abruptly and a cabin crew member aboard the A320 was injured

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‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss

Planes narrowly avoid collision on tarmac with Jetstar A320 forced to ‘brake firmly’ as Qatar Boeing 777 towed into its path

The Guardian - AU

Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taking out the trash

Amid revelations that could damage the opposition’s state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issues

The Guardian - AU

'That's what's got us worried': the illnesses on the rise as winter sets in

'There are lots of other respiratory viruses circulating.'

Newcastle Herald

Public urged to avoid hospital unless ‘life might be in danger’ after record day for Sydney emergency departments

Winter flu season is putting pressure on the health system, with medical staff bracing for the ‘worst three weeks of the year’

The Guardian - AU

Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms

Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a year

The Guardian - AU

Widespread toll road changes both give and take away

Motorists in the world's most tolled city will see modest discounts across a series of motorways, but a new fee will be added to one major road out of the CBD.

AAP

Hunter businesses warn they may close due to skills shortages

New survey finds skills shortages are becoming entrenched in the Hunter workforce.

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One Nation eyes Hunter as Stuart Bonds set to lead party's NSW state election charge

Mr Bonds says One Nation is in the driver's seat.

Newcastle Herald

How the Hunter's industries have become its secret weapon against AI

The Hunter's advanced manufacturing sector will help the region withstand the worst effects of AI.

AAP

Councils ordered to plan for housing 30 years away

'Cynical' local councils are being taken to task as one state demands a long-term feasible plan for housing development in its capital city.

Newcastle Herald

No turning back: Minns walks the line on Hunter coal and renewables

Premier Chris Minns says coal, gas and renewables are essential for the Hunter's economy.

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Raising hell: queer arts crew protest church eviction

A LGBTIQ arts group that briefly resurrected a deconsecrated church is incensed after an arcane law was used to evict it in the name of religious freedom.

Newcastle Herald

Drones not nets: Bar Beach protest against summer shark nets

Protesters have taken the place of marine life in netting in a display fighting against the use of shark nets

AAP

'It's not working': premier wants ciggy tax stubbed out

A Labor leader is urging a rethink on tobacco taxes, while a law enforcement expert warns the war on illicit smokes must be coupled with lowering the excise.

The Guardian - AU

Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in

Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetation

AAP

Voters depart major parties months out from state poll

One state premier says he will fight to win re-election amid a surge in voter preference for One Nation at a scale not seen before.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney’s new metro line offers 110km/h speeds and an end to replacement buses – just don’t ask about the start date

Commuter disruptions will soon be over, but Chris Minns doesn’t want to ‘tempt fate’ with a date the NSW government can’t meet

AAP

Victims advocate to hold government agencies to account

Experience with tragedies including the Bondi shooting and a horrific wedding bus crash will help a new victims' advocate hold government agencies to account.

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