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Grounds for escape: psych unit 'loses' a patient a month

4:00 AM | Patients are escaping from Morisset psychiatric hospital at a rate of almost one a month, with some missing for up to several days at a time.

News - General

Victim calls for better monitoring of mental health patients

4:00 AM | An alleged victim of sex killer Trent Jennings has called for ankle bracelet technology to monitor patients on day release.

News - General

Pasha Bulker flood recreated by researchers

4:00 AM | The 2007 Pasha Bulker flood has been recreated as part of a research project designed to improve modelling and flood preparation across Australia.

News - General

Retired priest walks free

4:00 AM | A jury has found a retired Catholic priest not guilty of allegations he molested a 12-year-old boy while serving at the St Pius X parish at Windale more than two decades ago.

News - General

New curator for Newcastle Art Gallery

4:00 AM | Newcastle Art Gallery has appointed its first curator in more than seven years.

News - General

Whistleblower Gillian Sneddon wins first round

4:00 AM | The state of NSW has lost the first round in Swansea whistleblower Gillian Sneddon’s legal fight to hold it liable for the actions of disgraced former government minister Milton Orkopoulos.

News - General

Switch in search for murdered woman's husband

4:00 AM | Homicide detectives have reassessed their hunt for missing man Darren Fishburn after an air and land search failed to find any trace of the man whose wife was found murdered in a Greta home.

News - General

Soccer, league join union at No.2 Sportsground

4:00 AM | THE Knights, Jets and Northern NSW Football have been officially added as users of the highly sought after new No.2 Sportsground.

Sport - Other

Grey skies bring utility bills relief

4:00 AM | Hunter households have saved hundreds of dollars from their energy and water bills thanks to a summer of miserable weather.

News - General

Western Suburbs keep it low-key in 2012 build-up

4:00 AM | WESTERN Suburbs fell desperately short of winning the Newcastle Rugby League crown last year when Maitland took the grand final 19-18 in golden-point extra-time.

Sport - Rugby League

Jewell to sparkle at track championships

4:00 AM | Cyclist Mark Jewell will take scintillating form into the Australian Masters Track Championships at Dunc Gray Velodrome from February 22-26.

Sport - Cycling

Illawarra Steelers unveil promising squad

4:00 AM | The Illawarra Steelers will kick off their NSWRL junior representative season against Parramatta at WIN Stadium No2 on Sunday.

Sport - Rugby League

Mick Fanning out but swag of big guns for Surfest

4:00 AM | SURFEST missed out on securing two-time world champion Mick Fanning but organisers were still celebrating yesterday after confirming that the top two female surfers and the No.2- and No.3-ranked men would be competing in the event next month.

Sport - Surfing

Injury forces Mat Campbell out

4:00 AM | Just when the Wollongong Hawks felt they had taken enough hits over the past week, inspirational captain Mat Campbell has been forced out of the clash with New Zealand.

Sport - Basketball

Gruber return to boost Hawks

4:00 AM | The Wollongong Hawks have received a timely boost ahead of tomorrow night’s duel with reigning champions New Zealand at WIN Entertainment Centre, with front-court enforcer Dave Gruber set to return.

Sport - Basketball

Daniel Vidot rushes into Dragons squad

4:00 AM | Dragons coach Steve Price has moved to alleviate St George Illawarra’s injury concerns by rushing Daniel Vidot into the squad for tomorrow’s trial against the Cowboys.

Sport - Rugby League

Kurt Gidley's just champing at the bit

4:00 AM | KNIGHTS skipper Kurt Gidley feels like a kid before Christmas.

Sport - Rugby League

WIN Stadium grandstand roof comes down

4:00 AM | The final piece of WIN Stadium’s western grandstand roof came down yesterday morning, almost five months after winds damaged the multimillion-dollar structure. | Safety of stadium's new roof ... | Winds further damage grandstand ... | GALLERY: WIN Stadium's roof comes down

News - General

Gary van Egmond urges historic finals charge

4:00 AM | JETS coach Gary van Egmond says the challenge of becoming the first A-League team to win a grand final from outside the top two should inspire his players rather than intimidate them.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Councillor Vicki Curran eyes seat in Parliament

4:00 AM | Independent Wollongong councillor Vicki Curran is considering setting up her own political party in a bid to take the seat of Wollongong at the next state election.

News - General