The mother of Mackenzie Anderson, 21, says she plans to push for reform in her daughter's name after the man who stabbed her 78 times will be eligible for parole in 13 years.

The transport company at the centre of a scrap metal spill on the M1 motorway is counting the cost with more than 1,000 claims so far for tyre damage.

A man and a woman have been charged after a video of a man allegedly shooting a firearm out a car window in the NSW Hunter region was circulated on social media.

Glenn Collins was performing a stunt when the plane he was flying crashed in front of crowds at the Avalon International Airshow in March. 

Australian voters have overwhelmingly chosen household batteries over nuclear, rejecting the Coalition's anti-renewables agenda.

The NSW Crime Commission will reconsider pursuing Labor minister Eddie Obeid over $30 million he made from a corrupt coal deal after premier promises additional resources.

A church in Newcastle is expelled from its denominational association after refusing to support a conservative stance on same-sex marriage.

The endangered little tern has experienced one of its best breeding seasons in decades, with the highest-ever number of fledglings recorded by scientists.