Best Care In The Nation

PEOPLE with diabetes living in the Lower Hunter are far more likely to get better care than those living in any other part of Australia, new data shows.

Pressure To Adapt For Zone

CESSNOCK City Council will consider tonight whether to change the focus of Australia's biggest industrial subdivision and altering its environmental objectives.

Australia Dodges The Issue On Climate Change

HERE is the bottom line from this week's climate conference in Sydney: at best, things will get worse. The gathering did not seek to cut levels of greenhouse gases. Instead, it accepted emissions will increase dramatically. The conference's modest aim was merely to slow that increase. Even then, there are no guarantees. The gathering was content to settle for a world that is warmer, more polluted and as profligate as ever in its use of fossil fuels. The focus was more on preserving profits than the planet.