The Hunter Will Swelter Today

? THE Hunter will swelter today as the mercury is expected to rise above 40 degrees in some parts of the region.

Asbestos In Navy Parts

AUSTRALIAN sailors are being exposed to deadly asbestos fibres because the navy continues to use contaminated parts, years after they were outlawed.

Eye Disease Rife In Nt Communities

TRACHOMA, a virulent eye-disease long eliminated in most parts of Australia, is "hyperendemic" in five Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.

Hopes High For Shy Ones

HUNDREDS of brush-tailed rock wallabies once roamed large parts of the Hunter.

Land Rover Defender Svx

LAND Rovers have always had a cult following, especially among cashed-up bush folk, so the news of a special edition of the Defender - possibly the last of its type - will be welcomed in certain parts.

Hicks' Documentary Takes A Look Through Glass

IT'S a heartening measure of dedication when filmmakers are prepared to suffer for their art. In the case of Scott Hicks, his passion for his superb documentary, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, nearly did his shoulder in.

Sneak Peeks

Sydney's private parts go no show, reports Ellie Harvey.

Fears Grow Over Platypus Numbers As Drought Bites

IT MIGHT be enshrined on Australia's 20-cent coin, but the platypus is no longer a dime a dozen in parts of Victoria.

Soaking Forecast To Continue

RAINFALL in excess of 50 millimetres soaked parts of the Hunter yesterday, and wet conditions are predicted to continue.

Burst Main

WATER pressure to homes around parts of Rathmines was affected yesterday by a burst Hunter Water main.

Archibald Prizes Dog After A Cold Night Lost In Bush

AS DOMINIC Archibald stumbled out of thick bush yesterday morning, he greeted his family with equal parts relief and despair.

Parts Of A Whole

SYNERGY (SNR-J).

Soaking To Stay

IT'S been a wet start to winter with Newcastle and parts of the Hunter getting almost a month's worth of rain in the first week, and more is to come.

Study Of Fire Risks

OFFICIALS will investigate if other NSW hospitals could be affected by the fire safety problem that has forced the evacuation of parts of Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH).

Spotlight On Killalea Deal

Multinational company Babcock & Brown donated more than $330,000 to the Labor Party while negotiating to develop parts of Killalea State Park.

Don't Let It Rain On Show's Parade

THEY have come from some of the driest parts of NSW - towns where the drought has wreaked havoc on people's livelihoods and lives.

Not Over, Red Rover

THE two Chinese car makers that carved up parts of the failed UK-based MG Rover Group have announced the rival companies will merge.