Australian recording artist Craig Woodward was influenced by the music of Keith Urban and Bryan Adams so much that he decided to put a show together that honours both of them.

Craig will be in town tomorrow night, Friday 17 May, hitting the stage at Belmont 16s with his show Somebody Like You: Keith Urban And Bryan Adams Tribute Show

He spoke to Tracy Mac on Newcastle in the Morning ahead of his arrival.

NSW is facing a massive shortage of police recruits because potential trainees are forced to spend thousands of dollars just to apply for the job and even more once they begin training.

Before applying to become a NSW police officer, potential recruits are required to obtain a University Certificate in workplace essentials from Charles Sturt University costing $1728 if paid in advance or $2160 if incurred as a student loan payable through HECS.

They are then forced to pay around $15,000 plus board while they undertake the nine-month training course at the Goulburn Police Academy.

How is this happening? We spoke with Sergeant Ian Allwood who is the Vice President of the Police Association of NSW as well as Executive for the Northern zone from the Police Conference in Wollongong.

Conservation organisation, Aussie Ark, has today returned a huge 50 endangered Eastern Quolls to their protected, wild sanctuary in the Barrington Tops.

The Quolls have been returned in preparation for this year’s breeding season, in hopes that the quolls will go on to breed with an existing population of the endangered species released to the sanctuary.

The organisation is confident that this year's baby boom will be historic. Aussie Ark Supervisor, Tyler Gralton, joined us with the dirty deets!

For the first time in almost two decades, the Hunter will be home to a Federal Upper House MP. NSW Nationals Senator-Elect Ross Cadell, who lives in Redhead, is set to join the 2022 intake in Canberra.

Newcastle Live spent time getting to know Ross Cadell.

Zac joins us from a Comedy Club in LA to talk about the reaction to the Federal Election in the US, the next step of the Occupation; Rainfall movies, and a new kind of "refugee" in California.

The Hunter’s peak business body, Business Hunter believes there are some “great positives” from the Federal Election result; with stability in the region a key outcome.



CEO of Business Hunter, Bob Hawes joined Newcastle in the Morning to discuss what the result means for business and what he has planned to ensure the Hunter gets what has been budgeted for and promised.

Over the past two years, a number of landmark court decisions have sent shockwaves through the industrial relations landscape in relation to the use of casuals and independent contractors. with the Fair Work Act already amended to reflect these decisions.

But what does Saturday's election mean for employers and employees?

Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) Director and Head of the Newcastle team, Kyle Scott, joined Newcastle Live to help understand what changes we should be expecting?

Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) will give host their free annual, "Workplace Update" TOMORROW at Wallsend Diggers and ‘What does the election result mean for your workplace?’ webinar on Thursday June 2. For details on both events visit www.ablawyers.com.au

Chookas Entertainment will present Chicago from June 8-13 at the Civic Playhouse.

Director Allison Van Gaal has reimagined the classic musical with more grit, and a much deeper look into the stories of the underground world of 1920s Chicago.

Listen back as Allison caught up with Newcastle Live.

The General Manager of Newcastle Rugby League, Marc Glanville, takes us through this weekend's matches, including a great top-of-the-table clash.

We talk Eurovision, thoughts on Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation, alternate election night fun, and the Elvis movie.