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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

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

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

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

Gran Turismo 7: The Real Question?

The Gran Turismo 7 is going to be one of the best installments of the game thus far. Those lucky few who have gotten a glimpse of the game have already reported that it is going to look amazing. >> view original

With payroll in arrears, online antivirus seller shuts doors

The sudden shutdown of a computer tech support call center has left some of its employees wondering if they will be paid. EZ Tech Support, based in Portland, Oregon, took calls from people who had advertising software installed on their computers that ... >> view original

Nissan Juke-R Nismo to Debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015

The upcoming Nissan Juke-R Nismo has just been teased before its world debut at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015. As the name implies, the Juke-R Nismo will be even more insane the original Nissan GT-R powered Juke R. Beneath the ... >> view original

Elon Musk wants to rebuild the internet in space

Despite a historical past of failed satellite tv for pc ventures, rich people and corporations are pouring recent funds into exploring satellite-based communications. Google and Fidelity lately invested $US1 billion into SpaceX, in half to help the satellite tv for pc ... >> view original