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ACCC sours on Ramsay Health Care's Wollongong buy

The competition regulator has raised a red flag over Ramsay Health Care's proposed acquisition of Wollongong Day Surgery, saying the merger could result in higher prices for patients and reduced quality of healthcare services. On Thursday, the ... >> 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

Is this why we love drinking booze?

SCIENTISTS have discovered a group of booze-loving apes who they think may hold the key to why humans enjoy drinking alcohol. Wild chimpanzees enjoying opportunistic booze-ups on palm wine have helped shed light on a theory about evolution. >> view original

Tropical Cyclone Marcia had little impact on dolphin populations, researcher says

A Queensland researcher says Tropical Cyclone Marcia had less impact on dolphin numbers along the Capricorn coast than the 2010 flood. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share. Southern Cross University's Capricorn Cetaceans Project leader Daniele ... >> view original

Fuel subsidies at 16 times carbon prices stymie pollution curbs

Tax-breaks, subsidized fuel prices and other government support amount to an incentive to pollute worth $115 per metric tonne of carbon-dioxide, the agency said Monday in its Energy and Climate Change report. Photo: AFP. London: Subsidies for fossil fuels ... >> view original

European space probe, thought lost, awakes in comet's shadows

Scientists believe the space probe is receiving increasing amounts of sunlight as the comet speeds closer to the sun. Reuters. by Thomas Atkins. A robotic space lander has surprised scientists by waking up and sending a signal to Earth, seven months after ... >> view original

Bizarre clouds have some crying alien invasion

Click here if viewing from a mobile device. Mysterious "UFO-shaped" clouds that formed after severe Texas storms last month had some concerned about an alien invasion. The large circular clouds appeared after a wave of big storms on May 25 in ... >> view original

Impact glass on Mars might hold key to discovering alien life

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) detected deposits of glass in impact craters on Mars, deposits that might have been created when an asteroid hit the planet. On Earth, scientist Peter Schultz was able to show that bits of ancient flora were ... >> view original