Photo Essay

Eulogy for a silver screen

Stories from one of the last surviving drive-in movie theatres.

Longread

War games

Inside the race to protect the Hunter from the next pandemic.

Life's Work

What the barber heard

The Stockton barber had heard it all. Now, he is recovering from cancer.

Life's Work

A family business

A shoemaker's grandson reflects on his life in the family business as it closes down.

Longread

Why we grow

Nine million Australians grow their own food but their reasons go far beyond the grocery bill.

Photo Essay

All up in the air

Death-defying stunts, walls of fire, and barnstorming flying at Hunter Valley Airshow.

Culture

Mullet Nation, Part I: The pub that started it all

The uniquely Australian party that turned the mullet into a national identity.

Culture

Mullet Nation, Part II: 'We say 'rave ist leben; raving is living'

Mulletfest returns home to the Hunter to observe the national culture.

Culture

Mullet Nation, Part III: The mullets crown a new king

Another year of mullet evangalism to sooth the soul.

Culture

Mullet Nation, Part IV: The legacy of Mulletfest

At the edges of style and trend, no one has ever felt unwelcome.

Culture

Mullet Nation Part V: The enduring rebellion of Mulletfest

The mullets come home to Kurri Kurri as the tour comes round again.

Life’s Work

Jimmy Newton brings in the flags one last time

The veteran Surf Life Saver has spent decades on Stockton sand.

Culture

How to capture the changing face of a entire city

Photographer Scott Rawsthorne documents Newcastle’s shifting culture.

Life's Work

The last passage for Newcastle's longest-serving ferry master

One last trip across the water with a veteran skipper facing retirement.

Alex Stuart is fighting to save the world from itself

On Climate Change

Alexa Stuart is fighting to save the world from itself

She knows she probably won't live to see the climate action they are fighting for.

Photo Essay

The roughriders of the rodeo

A stormy night spent behind the chutes of the National Finals Rodeo.

Personal

Notes from home

Memory, mourning and the importance of family growing up in rural Australia.

News

Not my new normal

Newcastle's young workers come to grips with the looming shadow of coronavirus.

Profile

Acts of authenticity

Comedian Isaac Butterfield is abrasive on stage. At home he grapples with the authenticity of his act.

On the internet

Love, death and the internet

In the 21st Century, memory is measured in bytes. When we die, what happens to the virtual lives we leave behind?

City Beat

Will we ever outgrow cars?

How far must we go before this man's solution to car congestion becomes a reality?

Photo Essay

The lovingly nostalgic art of pinball maintenance

A weekend spent at Pinfest, where 'Pinheads' come to play, trade and bond over their love of pinball.

Feature

The meditative martial art of tatami cutting

Aikido students practice tatami cutting with live katanas as part of their ongoing training where every act is thoughtful.

Culture

The irresistible draw of dressing up and LARPing

"You look at an orc, and you think you know immediately who he is," Agrum says. "But he just wants to see people better."

Profile

Joan's wild century

At 100 years old, Joan Wild says she doesn't feel a day over 99.

History

A legacy of gun smoke

Stories from Fort Scratchley 80 years after shells came down.

Obituary

A man in full

The deputy lord mayor who tackled Sean Connery and invented the McOz dies at 80.

On Sport

The wild and intense world of amateur chess-boxing

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth'.

City Beat

The massive impact of Tia's small act of kindness

The artist speaks and has a simple message: be kind.

Culture

The legacy of a late Newcastle music mentor

Stories from the line outside this iconic Newcastle music shop on May the Fourth.

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