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Stories from ÁñÁ«³ÉÈËappÏÂÔØ of Newcastle

Sick of eating the same things?
Did you start 2025 with a promise to eat better but didn’t quite get there? Or maybe you want to branch out from making the same meal every week or the same lunch for work almost every day?
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Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success
Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. On Easter Sunday, he used his message and blessing to appeal for peace in Middle East and Ukraine.
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Teaching the Hunter
Eric Roach was just 19 when he graduated from Newcastle Teacher's College in 1953. His time there launched a career that would span almost four decades, and instilled in him a passion for teaching that would transcend generations.
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Run like a girl
The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport
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Young Catholics seek new ways to ‘do church’
During a time of promising reformation in the Catholic church, unparalleled new insight into the thoughts and feelings of Catholic women has revealed a hunger for radical change.
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3 things you can do to protect your oral health and 3 to avoid
Around one in three Australians delayed their visit to a dentist in the last financial year – or didn’t go at all – due to cost.Given it doesn’t look like dental treatment is being added to Medicare any time soon, what can you do?
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3 things you can do to protect your oral health and 3 to avoid
Around one in three Australians delayed their visit to a dentist in the last financial year – or didn’t go at all – due to cost.Given it doesn’t look like dental treatment is being added to Medicare any time soon, what can you do?
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Air is an overlooked source of nutrients - evidence shows we can inhale some vitamins
You know that feeling you get when you take a breath of fresh air in nature? There may be more to it than a simple lack of pollution.
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The High Court made a landmark decision on native title law.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a deceased person.
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Mother Tongue
People in the Hunter and around the country are using a unique community program to keep Indigenous languages alive.
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Improving Indigenous Healthcare
Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon, Associate Professor Dr Kelvin Kong is committed to empowering communities and removing barriers that prevent access to critical healthcare services.
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New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins
Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia’s far south coast.
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We knew offshore detention was bad for the mental health of people seeking asylum. Our new research shows exactly how bad
For more than a decade, mandatory offshore detention has been a cornerstone of Australia’s strategy to deter people who arrive by boat to seek asylum.
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Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment - it's also great for business
As the world grapples with the intensifying challenges of climate change, businesses are under increasing pressure to take action.
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Big dreams built through remote community partnership
The unlikely pairing of outback Menindee and seaside Newcastle have successfully bridged the distance
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