Today is Friday, March 18, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will taking two-and-a- half weeks paternity leave to care for his growing brood after his wife gave birth to their seventh child

Today is Thursday, March 17, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, a Maitland woman is among two charged with threatening a Labor senator.

Today is Wednesday, March 16, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, BAE Systems Australia will create 55 new skilled engineering jobs in the Hunter through the expansion of its Williamtown base.

Today is Tuesday, March 15, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Newcastle residents living near the Wickham fire site say more needs to be done to reduce the risk of asbestos contamination.

Today is Saturday, March 12, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, property owners and residents who have reported potential asbestos contamination from the fire that destroyed two former woolsheds at Wickham last week are confused and angry about being forced to sign a document absolving NSW government agencies of responsibility for the major clean-up operation the blaze prompted.

Today is Friday, March 11, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, The proponents of a proposed 2000 megawatt wind farm off the Hunter coast believe it will create 300 full time jobs over the project's 30 year lifespan.

Today is Thursday, March 10, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, THE Navy was looking at Carrington's Basin Loader in its 2011 search for an east coast submarine base, rather than the vacant former steelworks site, planning documents obtained under Freedom of Information reveal.

Today is Wednesday, March 9, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, the Chinese 50-per-cent stake in the Port of Newcastle would have to go if Newcastle was to host an east coast nuclear submarine base, former submariner and military adviser turned politician, South Australian Senator Rex Patrick, said yesterday.

Today is Tuesday, March 8, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the Lowy Institute that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the latest example of an authoritarian regime looking to undermine the rules-based system of international order in a "new arc of autocracy".

Today is Saturday, March 5, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne will face a third trial on sexual assault allegations but wants the venue changed from Sydney to Newcastle.