Bridget Murphy is a journalist based in the NSW Hunter region, with a special interest in energy, environment and sport. She hosts Sport Hunter on 1233 ABC Newcastle, and is part of ABC Sport's NRL and NRLW sideline team.
More than 30 years after Gordana Kotevski disappeared at the age of 16, her mum and sister are again looking at her radiant smile. They hope the tribute will lead to new information coming to light.
Kathleen Folbigg successfully fought for her freedom after being convicted of killing her four children. Now she is locked in what her lawyer says is a "really, really disheartening" battle for compensation.
Hunter Valley residents reported seeing plumes of smoke and smelling a strong diesel smell from the Kurri Kurri plant, prompting the company to halt testing at the site.
Brett Andrew Button will argue in court his jail term for a crash that killed 10 people was "manifestly excessive" and the sentencing judge "erred" on two findings.
Residents of Wamberal Beach on the NSW Central Coast, where homes partially collapsed during savage weather in 2020, say work to mitigate erosion should have started months ago.
Iranians living in Australia have expressed grief, helplessness and guilt about the crisis in their homeland.
Knights winger James Schiller allegedly received multiple messages on social media threatening physical harm during last night's NRL game against Manly.
Although it has exhausted all legal appeals to overturn rejections of its coal mine plans, South Korean company KEPCO will be allowed to explore for coal in Bylong until 2027.
Another body has been discovered in floodwaters on the Mid North Coast, taking the death toll to three.
Emergency authorities have dozens of emergency-level alerts in place across the Mid North Coast and in the Hunter, with parts of Taree, Wingham and Glenthorne the areas of most concern.
Heavy rain continues to batter parts of NSW, leading to residents being forced to leave their homes and numerous flood rescues.
Residents in parts of the NSW Mid North Coast are urged to evacuate their homes due to locally intense rain — as it happened.
Decklen Deaves-Thornton is accused of the shooting murder of 18-year-old Ekampreet Sahni Singh in a car park at Bar Beach on Wednesday.
NSW Police were called to a car park shortly before midnight and found 18-year-old Ekampreet Sahni Singh with a gunshot wound.
It's been 10 years since three people died in flash flooding that devastated Dungog. The town's artistic flair and commitment to preparedness have been crucial to its recovery and the remembering of those lost.
The $13.5-million residential treatment centre in Newcastle will deliver support for people experiencing mental illnesses such as anorexia with treatment costs covered by Medicare and government funding.
Tyrone Thompson, 25, was due to stand trial next week over the domestic violence murder of Mackenzie Anderson, who was found in her home with stab wounds in 2022.
The 39-year-old was arrested in January after authorities intercepted parcels that allegedly contained 99kg of methamphetamine, which police said equalled "990,000 street-level deals".
NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe warns that thousands of people in northern NSW could be without power for days.
Kepco bought up large swathes of the New South Wales Bylong Valley with plans to build a coal mine. The mine was knocked back years ago, but the company still isn't saying what comes next.
Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital has apologised for the "hurt" caused by an email sent by its Human Resources Department that ridiculed junior doctors.
Residents in regional NSW have been warned to brace for more wild weather as an intense storm cell sweeps across the state, bringing more strong wind, heavy rain and hail stones.
Intense storms continue to sweep over large parts of New South Wales, bringing marine-rescue dramas and giant hail to northern areas of the state.
Significant damage and widespread power outages have swept the state as trees toppled powerlines, fell on homes and destroyed fences.
Emergency services are called to Palmers Island on the state's north coast after a plane with two people on board crashes.