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ACCC sours on Ramsay Health Care's Wollongong buy

"The ACCC is also concerned that the proposed acquisition is likely to substantially lessen competition in the supply of day surgery services to patients in Wollongong, which may increase prices for uninsured patients or reduce the quality of ... >> view original

Bionic bra inventors from Uni of Wollongong boosted by MOOC

The Australian Institute of Innovative Materials is one of four research centres at the University of Wollongong to join British massive open online course (MOOC) provider FutureLearn to showcase their work in courses which are intended to be popular ... >> view original

Invent your own TAFE course, and other survival hacks from Wollongong toolbelt ...

Yet the shrinking number of Australians with leatherworking skills meant Buckaroo, founded in Wollongong in 1971 by Van Der Water's father Kenneth, was struggling to fulfil orders and paying a premium for the staff it needed. The addition of six staff ... >> view original

Wollongong Eisteddfod: Leila hits high note

The nine-year-old began lessons two years ago with teacher Suzanne Cowan, who runs the Wollongong Flute Studio. In that short period of time, Leila has made considerable progress, which was reflected in her results at the Wollongong Eisteddfod on ... >> view original

BlueScope threat 'goes to the heart of Wollongong's identity'

BlueScope still wields significant power in Wollongong but it is not the commanding influence it once was when the Illawarra ''marched to the beat of the Port Kembla steelworks'', in the words of former Mercury journalist and history writer Michelle ... >> view original

NBN work causes Wollongong house to sink

A house in Wollongong began to sink when contractors drilled through a stormwater pipe trying to connect the national broadband network. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the startling admission at a national infrastructure summit in Sydney ... >> view original

Jean-Michel Cousteau Expressed Differing Opinion with SeaWorld About Setting ...

The new SeaWorld chairman and chief executive insisted that releasing their captive orcas, also known as killer whales, would mean a death sentence if they are released into the ocean sanctuaries. SeaWorld shareholders on a Wednesday annual meeting ... >> view original

Chimps Chuckle, Smile Much Like Humans Do: Photos

Laughs and smiles in chimps turn out to be far more human-like than previously thought and they date to at least 5 million years ago, suggests a new study on chimpanzee facial expressions and vocalizations. Laughter is not 100 percent identical between the ... >> view original

Missing MH370 jet may have nosedived into the ocean: Study

Washington: The Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing more than a year ago, may have nosedived into the southern Indian Ocean, smoothly entering the water with the fuselage intact, according to a new study. Computer simulations lead to the ... >> view original

On Religion Global Catholicism study: 'Very serious' forecast

When it comes to culture, the equation often works the other way around, with European trends infecting America. If that's the case, then American Catholic leaders must be doing the math after reading a sobering new study -- "Global Catholicism: Trends ... >> view original