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Wollongong Uni team's new test for depression diagnosis

With one in seven Australians suffering the condition at least once in their lifetime, Dr Camfield, working with fellow Wollongong University researcher Rodney Croft and the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, hopes that such a test will ... >> view original

Newcastle, Wollongong soaking up Sydney market stragglers: BIS Shrapnel 2018

Wollongong is beating Newcastle in attracting potential property buyers priced out of the Sydney market, with Wollongong's vacancy rates falling and the median house price rising by 14% in 2014/2015, according to a new study. The BIS Shrapnel ... >> view original

Wollongong to host Oceania Judo Open

The 2015 Oceania Judo Open will be held at the WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia, the Oceania Judo Union has announced. The New South Wales city had also hosted last year's event. The 2015 edition is due to take place on November 14 and 15. >> view original

Wollongong Hospital's new intensive care unit gets thumbs up

The 70-year-old chatted to NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner from his bed in Wollongong Hospital's new intensive care unit on Monday morning. "I smoked for 60 years and this is the end result," he said, pointing to his leg which was recently ... >> view original

Police investigate child approach in Wollongong

Police have commenced inquiries after a child was approached by an unknown man in Wollongong yesterday. The 12-year-old boy was walking along Cranford Lane at Figtree about 3pm Tuesday, when a man approached him. The man repeatedly urged ... >> view original

Gay marriage row could 'blow up' Liberal party

Coalition MPs on both sides of the gay marriage divide believe Tony Abbott risks "blowing up'' the party and possibly his leadership unless he allows the matter to be resolved. As the Prime Minster affirmed on Tuesday he had no intention of allowing ... >> view original

Christopher Cullen jailed for 30 years for murdering wife Victoria Comrie Cullen

Christopher Cullen has been sentenced to 30 years jail for the "callous" murder of his estranged wife Victoria Comrie Cullen in a deserted fishing club car park in Taren Point on January 22, 2014. In the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday Justice Ian ... >> view original

East Ballina shark attack: Great white shark believed to be responsible for ...

POPULAR Ballina local Mathew Lee is fighting for his life after being attacked by a suspected 4m great white shark this morning. Friends and family have rushed to the Gold Coast Hospital to rally around the popular 32-year-old. “Stay strong Lee Lee all ... >> view original

Man Tasered during AFP operation at Bossley Park

A man has been Tasered following a tense stand-off between heavily-armed federal police and the occupants of a home in western Sydney. AFP officers surrounded a home in Bossley Park on Thursday afternoon, with several officers pointing guns at the ... >> view original

Four charged with gang-raping teen at Blacktown party

Four men have been charged with gang-raping a teenager at a house party in Sydney's west last month. The 18 year-old girl was allegedly sexually and indecently assaulted by the men at 9pm on Sunday, June 21, at a party in Blacktown. She told her mother ... >> view original