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Man dies in workplace incident at transport business in Newcastle

Officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command established a crime scene and are investigating. A police spokesman said how the man suffered the injuries was still unclear and police were working with WorkCover NSW to determined what happened. >> view original

Newcastle natural history illustrators bring exploratory voyage to life

A collection of works by a group of local natural history illustrators is on show in a unique way at the Newcastle Museum. The exhibition showcases the group's work after they sailed to Port Stephens' Broughton Island in early 2013 to observe and ... >> view original

State of Origin: Newcastle Knights' Sione Mata'utia set to join up with NSW Blues

Knights centre Sione Mata'utia will join the NSW squad in the build-up to next week's State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium. Mata'utia, who turned 19 last Thursday, is apparently not being considered to play in the sold-out third game of the ... >> view original

Chasing your passion from Iran to Newcastle

With its beaches, lively suburbs and diverse hinterland, NSW's Hunter region starkly contrasts the arid, dusty environment of Iran. For over a year, Mojtaba Bayest has mulled-over these differences while studying at the University of Newcastle. He is ... >> view original

Emergency workers and PTSD

Subscribe/RSS. Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW features · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local features. Topics: health, mental-health. Locations: newcastle-2300. Print page; Email this; Permalink. Share ... >> view original

Stinker's Tales from Port Stephens

Stinker's Tales from Port Stephens is a ten-part series exploring the most popular fishing spots in the NSW Hunter region. The series takes us from Stockton Beach right around to Fingal Bay, stopping in at Boat Harbour, Rocky Point, Soldiers Point, the ... >> view original

Dragon lizard embryos change sex when temperature rises

Hotter temperatures are messing with the gender of bearded dragon lizards, a new study finds. Dragons that are genetically male hatch as females and give birth to other lizards. And the way the lizards' gender is determined is getting changed so much ... >> view original

Climate causes sex reversal in bearded dragon

Australia's bearded dragon may be rapidly becoming extinct, due to a strange phenomenon never before observed in the wild. While other animals face extinction due to human encroachment and decline of food supply, the climate is actually playing a ... >> view original

Lemurs have biggest testicles of all primates in proportion to body mass ...

One of Britain's top universities has spent months on bizarre research to discover that lemurs have proportionately bigger testicles than men. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University found that the giant mouse lemur has the biggest testicles, in ... >> view original

Click that caught ISS across the Moon

An Australian photographer has clicked a breathtaking image of the International Space Station (ISS) as it was passing over the Moon. It took Dylan O'Donnell almost a year to get the stunning image, Daily Mail reported. The US space station completes ... >> view original