Newcastle News

Earthquake hits NSW coast (Sky News Australia)
A small earthquake has jolted the NSW mid north coast town of Seal Rocks, with the tremor felt as far away as Newcastle.

Booking scheme sparks cabbie safety fears (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
A cab driver has labelled a taxi booking system used in Sydney and Newcastle a cruel experiment, leaving cabbies out of pocket and vulnerable to assault and robbery.

BA employee 'planned terror attacks' (BigPond News)
A British Airways computer expert accused of planning a terror attack has appeared in court.

NRL Season Preview 2010 (The Daily Mojo)
I plan to write in a little more detail about the 2010 NRL Season, which kicks off tonight (Finally!), but like most of my well-laid plans they will probably go awry. In the meantime, here’s my brief thoughts about each of the teams and where I envision them ending up on the ladder, from worst [...]

Parents sue for $18m after babies taken (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Figures released by the New South Wales Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by the Department of Community Services (DoCS) is on the rise.

The Crikey NRL tip off: Week 1 (Crikey)
Crikey Sports introduces Ant "Choc" Halstead, the newest member to the Crikey Sports stable. Ant will preview the week's NRL matchesstarting today and help out all the rugby league tipsters out there . Take it away Ant...

Football: Preview: Sydney v Wellington (sportal.com.au)
It might have qualified for the Asian Champions League after winning the Hyundai A-League minor premiership, but Sydney knows it will be left with a hollow feeling unless it reaches the grand final.

Two Blues struggling to make the grade (The Age)
As AFL and rugby league fight it out for western Sydney, rugby union has its own problems in the area. NSW Rugby Union and premiership club officials are concerned Parramatta may not be able to field a competitive first-grade team in this year's Shute Shield competition. NSWRU officials, including chief executive Jim L'Estrange, will meet club officials today to work out ways to help Parramatta ...

'Sir' Terry changes the face of New Zealand's rugby-mad capital (Brisbane Times)
Someone wrote in to The Dominion Post yesterday saying Terry Serepisos deserves a knighthood. He's a football saint, that's for sure. The man who decided three years ago to save professional football in New Zealand is the talk of his home town.

Lozza's NRL round one preview (FOXSPORTS.com.au)
Fox Sports rugby league commentator Laurie Daley offers his thoughts and predictions for round one of the much-anticipated 2010 NRL season.