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University of Wollongong student stripped of degree after being caught in ...

The University of Wollongong has stripped one student of their degree and failed five others after they were caught buying essays online in a statewide plagiarism scandal. Following an investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald, UOW traced 26 requests ... >> 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

Wollongong soprano in eisteddfod aria

Ms Wilmot won Wollongong Eisteddfod's 2014 District Corrimal Rotary Prize for the open age operatic aria solo, as well as the Mary Jane Corderoy Memorial Encouragement Award for lieder solo. In 2010, Ms Wilmot won the eisteddfod's Doris Smith Memorial ... >> view original

Hot venue: Pepes on the Beach, Wollongong

Pepes, located in the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, focuses on innovative dishes, with quality produce that are perfect to share, complementing the casual, laidback vibe the bar has quickly become famous for. Featuring charcuterie share boards ... >> view original

Wollongong's best in business awards

Destination Wollongong's general manager Mark Sleigh said it was great to have such a strong field of businesses vying for success. He said Wollongong city centre was experiencing unprecedented infrastructure investment, with more than $750 million in ... >> view original

Wollongong teen selected for Emus

Australian under-19 coach Adam Caporn obviously sees something special in Glover, selecting the Wollongong basketballer in the Emus team for the upcoming World Championships in Greece. Despite being only 16, Glover forced his way into the final ... >> view original

US envoy John Kerry scrapes the rest of his four-nation trip after bicycle crash in ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday after striking a curb and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group. He planned to return to the United States ... >> view original

US Patriot Act expires as Senate fails to pass new national security laws

The legal authority for US spy agencies to collect of Americans' phone records and other data has expired, after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers. The controversial Patriot Act, which allowed the National Security Agency (NSA) to ... >> view original

It's alright Nick Clegg, Russia's banned lots of things

He's no longer in charge of the Liberal Democrats or Deputy Prime Minister, and now it looks like he's been banned from Russia. The 48-year-old is one of 89 European officials thought to be on a blacklist; many are outspoken critics who see the ban as a ... >> view original

Schools reopen, attendance poor

Schools which had been ordered shut by the government re-opened on Sunday but the attendance of students was poor in many of them, reports said. Sunday is a working day in Nepal. According to Ministry of Education, the schools reopened in many ... >> view original