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Sex and bribery scandal at Wollongong council to be revisited with a new ...

The infamous "table of knowledge" sex-and-bribery scandal that rocked Wollongong City Council and led to an explosive ICAC inquiry is set to be revisited in a new Supreme Court action launched against the Office of Local Government and the council. >> view original

Wollongong Coal suspended from trade: boss to quit

Beleaguered miner Wollongong Coal has been suspended from trade on the Australian Securities Exchange for breaching its reporting obligations. And company chairman Jasbir Singh has announced he will leave the company completely, less than two ... >> view original

Helensburgh tunnels: The eerie beauty of the Sutherland to Wollongong rail ...

His is just one of the legendary tales surrounding the abandoned railway tunnels on the old Sutherland to Wollongong line. Built between 1884 and 1886 and abandoned just a few decades later, these disused tunnels are a reminder of the scale and speed ... >> view original

How Wollongong's iAccelerate stopped 'paying lip service' to women ...

The University of Wollongong's iAccelerate program has achieved a significant milestone in gender equity - nearly half its current start-ups have at least one female co-founder. iAccelerate chief executive Elizabeth Eastland says she always had gender ... >> view original

Trio charged over 'racially motivated' attack on Syrian refugee in Wollongong

Three people have been charged over what police believe was a racially motivated attack on a Syrian refugee in Wollongong. Police say the 21-year-old was assaulted at a youth centre on the corner of Burelli and Kenny streets on Thursday night. It is ... >> view original

Wollongong Hawks, Townsville Crocodiles confirmed for ANBL season

The Wollongong Hawks, in administration since March, have been confirmed as the eighth side for the ANBL season. The Australian NBL has confirmed the Wollongong Hawks will have a team in the upcoming 2015/16 season. The Hawks, like the Townsville ... >> view original

Wollongong University forced to introduce donations policy

Prominent businessman Tony Shepherd and a senior Liberal Party official were guests of the University of Wollongong at one of many ticketed political events attended by university employees in the past five years. Mr Shepherd, who is a former Business ... >> view original

Space Odyssey 2015: What deorbiting of SpaceX Falcon 9 stage looks like ...

Forget Kubrick's Space Odyssey – now there's a real-life, graceful depiction of man's interaction with space. Earth looks pretty awesome viewed through a GoPro camera, rigged to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket while debris deorbiting during atmosphere re-entry. >> view original

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shows how difficult it is to make a meal in space

A European Space Agency astronaut has demonstrated how to make a meal in space – and the results are amazing. Samantha Cristoforetti, who is currently on board the International Space Station for her long duration mission Futura, recorded herself eating ... >> view original

Fireworks light up the Sun's spectacular corona

StarStuff image of the week A violent tempest erupts on the solar surface, blasting massive jets of ionised gas far out into space highlighting a part of the Sun we don't normally see. Energy from nuclear fusion in the Sun's core heats the churning mass of bright ... >> view original