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What's making news today? A "pirate" hot air balloon has been seen flying low over Newcastle and landing in a suburban cul-de-sac, detectives have released fresh images in the search for a missing diver connected to a cocaine plot, a multi-million grout fund has been announced for Lake Macquarie, and in sport, the Knights are confident they can stay onside during refs' crackdown.
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