The anniversary of a little-known Lake Macquarie war-time tragedy An unexploded RAAF flare-bomb claimed the lives of five children. Newcastle Herald · Feb 23, 2024
What's on in the Hunter this Australia Day Your go-to guide for the Australia Day week. Newcastle Herald · Jan 22, 2024
SMRs can't beat renewables for true value Letters to the editor: Take advantage of nation's abundant renewable resources Newcastle Herald · Dec 27, 2023
Breaking the ice: Williamtown plane battles big freeze in Europe operation The high-tech aircraft has started flying missions to support Ukraine. Newcastle Herald · Dec 26, 2023
Here's how many millions the Newcastle Air Show 2023 raked in Epic high-speed displays left a contrail of success in their wake. Newcastle Herald · Nov 30, 2023
Most dogs are trained not to bite, but these are not most dogs Meet the dogs Newcastle Herald · Nov 19, 2023
'Leading the world': Why America picked Williamtown for military training The answer lies in one of the world's best planes. Newcastle Herald · Nov 19, 2023
All the pictures from the Newcastle Air Show Thousands have turned out to see what the RAAF has in store. Newcastle Herald · Nov 18, 2023
Nobbys Beach briefly emptied as signalling canister floats ashore from RAAF Air Show The canister emits a non-toxic smoke used to signalling. Newcastle Herald · Nov 18, 2023
From the legendary Spitfire to the menacing F-35A, a century of aviation flies over Nobbys Beach 'Where else can you go surfing and watch an air show? Nowhere!' Newcastle Herald · Nov 18, 2023
Don't wing it: how to make the most of Newcastle's air show Find out what's on and how to get there. Newcastle Herald · Nov 17, 2023
Everything you need to know ahead of big weekend of air show, racing Find out what's on and how to get there. Newcastle Herald · Nov 14, 2023
Newcastle air show expected to draw record one-day crowd to city: council The air show will be held on Saturday, November 18. Newcastle Herald · Nov 13, 2023
Having a ball: inside the busy life of the air force's own paw patrol Meet the dog squad where the bite is worse than the bark. Newcastle Herald · Nov 12, 2023
AAP · Oct 25, 2023 Town's water 'safe' after toxic chemical discovery Low levels of PFAS chemicals have been found near a water supply in regional NSW, but authorities say there is no risk to health.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023 Australia sends aircraft and troops to Middle East in case ‘this gets worse’ Contingency force on standby if Australians in region need to be flown to safety, Richard Marles says
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Australia works to bring citizens home as Hamas damned Federal parliament has expressed its solidarity with Israel and emphatically condemned Hamas' attacks, while plans are under way to evacuate more Australians.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 22, 2023 From tickets to transport, how to make the most of epic air and military show Watch a fighter jet tear past the foreshore, a military dog drag a dummy from a car, drones race, and get up close with air force planes old and new.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 19, 2023 National PFAS land use review to be launched in Williamtown PFAS land buy-backs could be on the table amid contamination review.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 12, 2023 Call to close school due to pollution concern Education department to install more synthetic turf to protect students.
Newcastle Herald · Aug 22, 2023 Government must make nation's firefighting force a higher priority Letters to the Editor
The Hindu · Aug 21, 2023 Four Australian F-35 jets join Malabar naval exercise RAAF F-35s join Malabar naval exercise; four nations showcase strong cooperation, shared values & collective ability to ensure free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific.
The Canberra Times · Aug 5, 2023 'They kept us alive': Vietnam pilot's tribute 50 years on It's nearly half a century since Australia's involvement in Vietnam ended.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2023 Labor vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of robodebt – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023 Defence department ‘stonewalled’ FoI requests on politicians’ use of RAAF VIP jet fleet, says Greens Morrison government stopped releasing reports on MPs’ use of business jet fleet in 2021, citing unspecified security concerns