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The Federal Government is seeking a briefing from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, after claims aired in Parliament, mine operators across the Hunter and Australia, are lying about coal quality. 

The Federal Government has announced $4.7 million dollars in funding to begin sand nourishment on Stockton Beach.

Newcastle Council is set to discuss the possibility of a ban on fossil fuel advertising across the city at its meeting on Tuesday night.

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has given MACH Energy the green light to move forward with a major expansion of its Mount Pleasant mine near Muswellbrook.

The Environment Protection Authority says the recent mass fish kill at Mannering Park in Lake Macquarie was likely a natural...

Port Stephens Council is set to install new solar panels on 14 community buildings as part of its effort to become carbon neutral by 2025.

The highly-contaminated Truegain oil refinery site at Rutherford is set to be demolished and remediated, after the State Government acquired the site.

New data has put a damper on the recently-approved Kurri Kurri gas plant project, with concern it doesn't add up in the wider energy picture.

It's hoped the Hunter will get a share in a $10 million funding stream to protect endangered koalas on the East Coast.

Four of the six candidates for Lord Mayor of Newcastle have pledged not to develop land along the Newcastle Link Road at Wallsend if they're elected this weekend.