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Residents in Taree begin the flood clean-up on Saturday.

More than 30,000 isolated, 400 properties destroyed in flood aftermath

The true damage caused by the northern NSW flood disaster is becoming clearer.

  • Angus Dalton and Daniel Lo Surdo

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Local businesses are cleaning up after floods in Taree.

‘Mammoth task’: 10,000 homes damaged as NSW flood clean-up forges ahead

The skies have cleared above the Mid North Coast and Hunter, but Premier Chris Minns warned the crisis was far from over as devastated communities survey the damage.

  • Megan Gorrey, Patrick Begley and Clare Sibthorpe
Hinton locals

Cut off by floodwaters, spirits are high in Hinton – and laughter is the best medicine

The tiny town near Maitland is banding together amid yet another natural disaster, with local the Victoria Hotel bringing much-needed cheer.

  • Riley Walter
Brett Button , driver of the bus which crashed causing the deaths of 10 passengers.

‘I care not for the keys to be lost’: Grieving father and husband confronts Hunter Valley bus driver

Survivors, friends and family of the 10 wedding guests killed in the “unprecedented” tragedy walked arm-in-arm into Newcastle courthouse for the sentencing of Brett Button.

  • Perry Duffin
Paramedics were called to the crash in Revesby but said the driver died at the scene.

Sydney teenager dies in car crash that sparked late-night fire

Police are calling for witnesses to the tragic crash, which ignited nearby trees.

  • Angus Dalton
Pauline Hanson has sold her investment property.

Pauline Hanson cashes in on Maitland pub for $1.1 million

The Queensland senator took the opportunity to slam the government for cost of living pressures, even as her investment had doubled in value.

  • Lucy Macken
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Surf Coast house prices have soared.

How much it costs to live in fastest-growing tree-change hotspots

Thousands of city dwellers have made a move to the country or coast since the pandemic hit, and in the most popular destinations, house prices have jumped.

  • Elizabeth Redman
The former studio of May GIbbs will be among the first to receive a blue plaque.

May Gibbs’ former studio to claim first heritage blue plaque

Heritage homes and buildings in NSW will soon sport commemorative plaques modelled on the famous blue plaques of London.

  • Lucy Cormack
Maddison Hickson, 23, has been charged with murder after her father, criminal Michael John Carroll, 51, died from stabbing wounds at a home at Tenambit, near Maitland, on Saturday. Photo: Nine News

Daughter charged with murder after her father stabbed to death in Maitland

Maddison Hickson, 23, is behind bars after her father Michael John Carroll died at a home near Maitland on Saturday.

  • Laura Chung and Megan Gorrey
High proportions of people in some parts of Sydney and NSW are delaying or avoiding seeing the GP, dentist or medical specialist due to cost.

Hospital banned from training doctors amid alarm over excessive workloads, poor supervision

The Royal Australian College of Physicians has stripped its basic training accreditation from Maitland Hospital, in effect removing its seven registrars from the hospital from November 30.

  • Kate Aubusson

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