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When Amelia Crispin was 17 she found out she was born without a uterus. But she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from having her own child.

Would you live near a nuclear power plant? That's the question many are now asking themselves after the Coalition announced its plan to build nuclear reactors across the country if it wins government.

State premiers make themselves another hurdle for the federal Coalition to clear if it wants to introduce nuclear power plants at seven locations across the country, saying they would not cooperate to lift state-level nuclear bans.

Back in her salon 12 months after the melanoma was removed from her arm, Kira Eacott is having honest conversations about skin health with clients and family.

Soon after arriving, Rebecca Macdonald knew she needed to "find some Filipinos" to help her settle into her new home. At 78 years old, she is paying forward their kindness.

After a stalker tracked Isla's car and bugged her home, she was given a similar tracking device. She wants all DV survivors to be offered one.

When Newcastle's Belair Public School introduced a new uniform, it didn't want the old ones to end up in landfill. A plan was hatched to recycle them, and also help a remote Fijian community, cyclonic conditions and all.

Douglas Thrift died from strychnine toxicity, but a coroner has found there is not enough evidence to prove how he ingested the poison.

Special court provisions will be needed for the sentencing of Hunter bus crash driver Brett Andrew Button, given the number of victims and families expected to attend.

Fans' fears have been allayed with Maverick Sports Partners promising the revolving door of owners will end with them.

With hundreds of men waiting to access behaviour change programs, service providers say governments must fund more programs to tackle the domestic violence crisis.

Seventeen people were allowed inside the coal-fired power station before creating their artwork.

Todd Fuller painted the portraits of 30 Liddell Power Station workers to mark the site's closure. The experience changed his perspective forever.

The Newcastle District Court has been told sentencing proceedings for a bus driver over a fatal crash in the New South Wales Hunter Valley will be drawn out given the gravity of the case. 

Documents tendered in court for the first time detail the exchanges between Brett Andrew Button and the wedding guests he was transporting moments before a crash that left 10 dead in the Hunter Valley last year.

Rhiannan Iffland will dive in Athens this weekend as the Red Bull world series begins. She says she'll challenge herself with new dives as she fights for her eighth title.

The barrister for a woman whose husband died by poisoning has vehemently rejected rumour and innuendo that her client killed him.

Endometriosis affects at least one in nine females in Australia, but many sufferers often feel isolated. In the Hunter region, a group is working together to navigate a health system that has historically minimised women’s pain.

An inquest into the death of Douglas Thrift has heard the Upper Hunter Valley man had almost twice the amount of the poison in his system needed to kill a person.

Simpson Shoes was established more than 90 years ago. But after three generations, Craig Simpson has closed its doors. He sees no future in independent retail, saying online shopping has taken over.  

An RAAF officer who helped guide a light plane pilot to safety speaks about the behind-the-scenes drama, including the heart-stopping moment radio contact was lost in the flight's final seconds.

Greta bus crash victim's mother says a plea deal offered to the driver "has torn apart any progress that we've made recovering from this nightmare".

For many women experiencing domestic and family violence, health checks can be difficult to attend but this critical gap is being tackled by three refuges on the NSW Central Coast.

Newcastle woman Lisa Kournelis has been driving around with a deadly snake in her car for about six weeks. It's not unheard of for snakes to make their way into vehicles, but it is highly unusual for them to linger so long. So why is this one still there?

Marine pilots are used to navigating ships as big as the Eiffel Tower lying on its side. But on the man-made lake of Port Ash, they can test their skills on a miniature scale.