Ian Kirkwood
Newcastle Herald
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Former Greens MLC Jeremy Buckingham heads Legalise Cannabis Party NSW Legislative Council ticket for March 25 election
Legalise Cannabis Party lead candidate Jeremy Buckingham with Newcastle's Karen Burge, also on the ticket. Picture by Simone De Peak NOT so long ago, anyone campaigning for a parliamentary seat on a cannabis reform ticket would congratulate themselves on a job well done if they secured enough votes to get their deposit back. Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial… → Read More
Labor dismisses Referendum Working Group criticisms of The Voice process as supporters say the referendum is a 'simple' choice to support Indigenous Australians
THE Indigenous Voice to Parliament was a "significant and historic moment" for Australia and Labor was hopeful the nation would respond by approving it by referendum later this year, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said during a visit to Newcastle today. Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal. → Read More
Labor and Coalition face off over power privatisation, as predicted power shortfalls put more pressure on Origin Energy to keep Eraring power station going beyond 2025
ERARING power station operator Origin Energy says it has room to change its planned 2025 closure date as concerns about power shortages lead the Perrottet government to look at ways of extending the life of the state's biggest generator. → Read More
Industry says a SafeWork plan to tighten regulations around ammonium nitrate could close Orica Kooragang Island and create new risks in the Port of Newcastle
ORICA and the coal industry have hit out at state government plans to change the rules surrounding the storage of ammonium nitrate, saying they would increase the risk to the public by dramatically increasing the amount of product coming through the Port of Newcastle. → Read More
Latest Hunter coal figure show massive slump in prices and big reduction in volumes
Coal's big peak looks over according to latest figures → Read More
With balloons and other aerial objects being shot from the sky, what do we know after almost 80 years of Ufology?
The UFO world is full of strange stories, and the world's military and intelligence agencies treat it far more seriously than they have let on - at least until recently. The CARET controversy - and the 'dragonfly' craft pictured here - is just one story among many. A FEW weeks back, Australian Community Media columnist Garry Linnell wrote about what he said was his departure from the ranks of… → Read More
Union report says public sector wages cap will put 'essential workers' thousands of dollars a year behind inflation
Hospital and teaching labour 'shortage' linked to low pay, says union report → Read More
BHP earns $1.3 billion pre-tax from Mount Arthur, but says Perrottet government's $125 a tonne price cap is above its cost of production
BHP returns another strong result with coal as iron ore and copper both slip → Read More
Newcastle port conference hears that 'sustainable' financing trends hitting big business will eventually include 'everyone'
ENVIRONMENTAL, social and governance (ESG) requirements would expand from finance for "the big end of town" into everyday mortgage lending for commercial and residential property, the GreenPort Congress Oceania at Wests Newcastle heard today. → Read More
Cannabis campaigner Andrew Katelaris clashes with judge in second day of 'malicious prosecution' case brought against NSW government officials
A CIVIL case brought by two Hunter cannabis campaigners against government officials they said "maliciously prosecuted" them for breaching suppression orders in a child welfare matter has been stood over to March 30 after running for only two of the five days allotted it. → Read More
Insurance Council of Australia calls for Emergency Services Levy to be scrapped, arguing Hunter households would save 15 per cent
THE Insurance Council of Australia says Hunter households would save 15 per cent on their home insurance if... → Read More
Insurance Council of Australia calls for Emergency Services Levy to be scrapped, arguing Hunter households would save 15 per cent
THE Insurance Council of Australia says Hunter households would save 15 per cent on their home insurance if... → Read More
Hunter Workers reaching new generation through TikTok, social media platforms
TIKTOK might be on the nose with intelligence agencies worried about its Chinese ownership, but for the Hunter Region's peak union body, the social media app has driven a communications revolution. → Read More
Coal company records show AGL is paying just $33 a tonne for its coal, as the big power station operator records a $1 billion half-year loss
Reports indicateAGL has been feeding its Bayswater and Liddell power stations with coal from Peabody's Wilpinjong mine bought for as little as $33 a tonne. Picture by Peter Lorimer THE NSW Minerals Council has questioned how the rise in power bills can be blamed on coal costs after revelations that power station operator AGL has been paying a reported $33 a tonne for most of its coal. Reporting… → Read More
Jeremy Bath appointed as City of Newcastle CEO until December 2027 with 3.5 per cent pay rise on Labor/Green committee recommendation
CITY of Newcastle chief executive Jeremy Bath has been reappointed until December 2027 on a package that will take his earnings above half a million dollars a year, in a decision communicated to councillors in a memo in the days before Christmas. → Read More
NSW government gives 16 clean energy projects til February 10 to finalise their bids in Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap program
Key in the ignition on Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap → Read More
Australian voters will support an Indigenous voice if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor government spell out their intentions with detail as well as principles
King Edward Park on Wednesday night. Picture by Max-Mason-Hubers IF there is a sure sign that the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is something that most people can look beyond the objections raised by critics, it's the sheer number of people who took part in events marking yesterday, January 26, as a day to be sorry, rather than chest-thumpingly nationalistic. Reporting journalist at the… → Read More
Read the emails yourself: FOI correspondence between Chris Bowen and Paul Broad in his final months as Snowy Hydro CEO
CORRESPONDENCE between Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Paul Broad have been made public through a Freedom of Information request, throwing more light on Mr Broad's final months as chief executive of Snowy Hydro. → Read More
Cooperative Research Centre Project grants feature Hunter players in latest round of funding from Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic
TOMAGO manufacturer Whiteley Corporation, the University of Newcastle, Hunter engineering firm Ampcontrol and Western Sydney University will receive $1.97 million in wounds research funding from the federal government's latest round of Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) grants. → Read More
Steelmakers urged to cut coal seam methane from their supply chains if world is to close in on 'net zero by 2050'
A NEW report from a London-based climate think-tank, Ember, says the steel industry needs to do more to counter greenhouse gas emissions, both of CO2 in steelmaking and of methane released in the mining of coking coal. → Read More