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A police dog and handler search on the side of a road.

A magnitude-4.6 earthquake shakes parts of the Hunter region with impacts felt as far away as Tamworth and Canberra.

A road leads into a valley with large mountains in the background and green paddocks in the foreground.

Farmers in parts of north-west NSW are enjoying near-perfect conditions after recent heavy rainfall, as producers in other parts of the state prepare to be isolated by floods.

A woman in a work shirt and cap cuddles a lamb in a pen.

NSW authorities failed to inform the 53-year-old and his family about the severity of his illness, a coroner has ruled.  

A two-storey brick building with a sign out the front that says "Gunnedah Courthouse".

Tim Jordan welcomes ASIC's decision not to take action against Bonza's directors, but laments the impact the failure of the enterprise has had on customers and staff.

A middle-aged man in a dark shirt and jeans stands with his hands in his pockets on an airstrip.

The District Exhibits at the Sydney Royal Easter Show have been bringing city and country folk together for 125 years.

Two women in white coats tasting jam.

A composite photo featuring US president Donald Trump and a cooked piece of steak.

The woman will serve her sentence in the community after the court heard a lifelong distrust of police and concern for her daughter contributed to her verbal clash with police at a NSW high school.

A metal sign that says "Armidale Secondary College".

A man accused of murdering a two-year-old boy in north-west NSW has been charged with domestic violence offences against a key witness in the case.  

A red brick building with gold letters reading Tamworth Police Station.

A dozen schools have been closed and some residents are being told to prepare for isolation ahead of flooding expected in the state's north-west.

Flooding in a country area beneath a cloudy sky, as seen from the air.

A police officer appointed to help reinvestigate the mysterious death of Mark Haines was friends with a key witness, a coronial inquest has heard.

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The SES says communities in the north and west of NSW should prepare for more rain, flooding, and isolation for more than two months in some areas.

A road in western NSW covered by water.

A coronial inquest into the 1988 death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines has heard a key witness recalls little of the events leading up to his best friend's death, but believes "something sinister" happened.

A composite image of Mark Haines with railway tracks.

If the Queensland Cross-Border Commissioner has his way, Mungindi may finally become the town where the "border doesn't exist" and the endless challenges facing locals could be resolved.

Annette Heagney hugs her children Sybil, Charlie and Walter at a party at the old preschool.

Farmers label the findings of a state government inquiry into the impact of the live sheep export ban on NSW as a disappointment, with just one recommendation delivered.

A sheep looks at camera through a fence. Many other sheep crammed near them.

A 34-year-old woman is jailed for resisting and intimidating police, following a dispute involving two girls at an Armidale high school in which staff were allegedly assaulted.

An aerial photo of a school in Armidale.