Blake Doyle

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Blake Doyle |Giselle Wakatama |Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie |Keely Johnson

By Blake Doyle, Giselle Wakatama, Bruce MacKenzie and Keely Johnson, for ABCA Sydney man, identified by the NSW Game Fishing Association as Paul Barning, fell overboard during a fishing competition north of Newcastle, on Sunday. Police say Barning was dragged into the water by the shark when he became tangled in tackle and that it was not a shark attack. What's next? An air and sea search for the missing man will continue further south.

Nov 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Blake Doyle

A man and a woman have been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton. A 22-year-old man, who police haven't identified, died after suffering multiple stab wounds on Beaumont Street just after 2:30am on Sunday. It happened outside a post office on the popular restaurant strip. Strike Force Mannum was established to investigate the stabbing. A man, 27, was arrested at Waratah Police Station at about 11:00am yesterday and charged with murder.

May 6, 2024 | saltwire.com | Blake Doyle

The province's population growth once heralded by political leaders has now become a Waterloo of poor planning. Growth aggressively sought by provincial and municipal politicians, is a quick pivot when constituents' ire is raised.

Apr 18, 2024 | saltwire.com | Blake Doyle

We have just endured one of the most telegraphed budgets in memory. In an era of TikTok and depleted attention spans even budgets need to be pre-released to garner attention. Related storiesUnfortunately, the assaults on business from provincial and federal levels of government continues in response to actors who seem unable to constrain spending; fueling inflation and then seeking taxation offsets to support financial dysregulation.

Mar 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Lani Oataway |Blake Doyle

In short: Wild weather has damaged homes and businesses across the NSW. Extreme winds have damaged six guest rooms at the Tottenham Hotel. What's next? Clean-up efforts continue where houses in the Hunter are waiting for power to be reconnected. The State Emergency Service responded to more than 100 calls for help across NSW overnight, where wild winds ripped off roofs and caused power outages to thousands of homes. Seven of those calls were from the tiny town of Tottenham, west of Dubbo.