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• Tugboat engineers' strike affects shipping in Newcastle , Sydney and ...

  

  Tugboat engineers' strike affects shipping in Newcastle, Sydney and GeelongUpdatedJanuary 12, 2016 14:46:28 Shipping has come to a standstill in the ports of Newcastle, Sydney and Geelong today after tugboat engineers launched strike action.Key points:Unsuccessful negotiations for a new enterprise agreement leads to industrial actionFurther strike action is planned for Brisbane and Melbourne on WednesdayTugboat engineers based in Sydney commenced strike action from middayThe industrial actio..

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• Newcastle boxer Kyron 'The Hitman' Dryden found guilty of ...

  

  Kyron Dryden has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.Photo: Jonathan CarrollNewcastle world champion boxer Kyron "The Hitman" Dryden has been found guilty of grabbing his ex-girlfriend by the throat, pushing her head into a mirror and slamming her onto the floor after he discovered her at another man's house in September.The 22-year-old Mayfield boxer, who won the International Boxing Organisation world youth (under-26) welterweight title in Newcastle in November, faced a hearing i..

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• Newcastle Bowie fans pay tribute at mural of music star

  

  Newcastle Bowie fans pay tribute at mural of music starUpdatedJanuary 12, 2016 17:02:20 As David Bowie fans across the world mourn the death of the prolific musician, one Newcastle fan has started a 'tribute wall' alongside a well-known inner city mural of Bowie.The Rock 'n' Roll pioneer died at the age of 69 from cancer, just days after releasing an album, Blackstar, which has now risen to the top of the charts for online sales.Liz Robson is a Bowie fan who lives in Lambton and said she wan..

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• Glencore considers appeal over Newcastle port pricing

  

  Glencore considers appeal over Newcastle port pricingPostedJanuary 12, 2016 06:40:16 Mining giant Glencore is considering appealing the Federal Government's decision to not have the national competition watchdog regulate prices at the Port of Newcastle.The Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has denied Glencore's application to the National Competition Council (NCC) to access the port's shipping channels and berths for at least the next 15 years.If approved, the Australian Competition and Consu..

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• Ute driver crashes into cyclist and flees the scene at Newcastle

  

  A driver who crashed into a cyclist at Newcastle and sped off with the rider lying on the bitumen has been caught in the act by a dashcam.The hit-and-run took place about 5pm yesterday at Darby Street near Parry Street in Newcastle, NSW.The video, uploaded to the Facebook groupCyclist, shows a white utility making a right turn into the intersection, straight into the path of a cyclist. The rider flies over the bonnet and thuds into the road.The driver fails to stop and accelerates away ..

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