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Wollongong students present vision for Minnamurra Rainforest

For the Wollongong students, the Minnamurra Rainforest provided their area of study. Along with climate change and biodiversity experts, they identified the natural and cultural values of the area, and completed a community survey to find out how the ... >> view original

Restoring faith in Wollongong's CBD retail industry

Menswear retailer Alex Filceski is sick of hearing about doom and gloom in Wollongong's retail industry. After the redevelopment of the Crown Street Mall that caused significant disruptions, some retailers are now reporting an unsustainably low amount ... >> view original

Wollongong In The Spotlight As Businesses Are Squeezed Out of Capital Cities

“Increasingly we are seeing very strong interest from CBD buyers, particularly Melbourne and Sydney, to Wollongong.The attraction is greater affordability without compromising on the fundamentals of their investment,” says Travis Machan, MMJ Real ... >> view original

The Latest: Mexico's foreign minister to fly to Cairo

The latest developments after Egyptian troops mistakenly opened fire on a group of Mexican tourists on a safari in the country's western desert. All times Cairo time: ___. 7 a.m.. Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu will fly to Cairo to ... >> view original

North Korea readying satellite, suggesting long-range missile launch

SEOUL North Korea's space agency is building a new satellite and readying it for launch, state media said late on Monday, with any use of a long-range rocket suggesting that the secretive state has made advances developing a ballistic missile. North ... >> view original

Southeast Asia wheezes in haze, Indonesia cracks down on land burning

JAKARTA A worsening haze across northern Indonesia, neighboring Singapore and parts of Malaysia on Tuesday forced some schools to close and airlines to cancel flights, while Indonesia ordered a crackdown against lighting fires to clear forested land. >> view original

Kiwi kids big school computer users - but are they doing any better?

New Zealand has the second highest number of school computers to students, but it might not be doing much good for their performance in key subjects, according to a study by the OECD. It found New Zealand has 1.2 15-year-old students per school ... >> view original

Malcolm Turnbull: first day as prime minister — live coverage

Jared Owens is a political reporter based in Canberra. He has previously worked at The Australian's Sydney and Brisbane bureaus. https://plus.google.com/116039583906467076146. Rosie Lewis. Reporter. Canberra. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull listens ... >> view original

Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day

ROSZKE, Hungary/VIENNA Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unraveled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a ... >> view original

Twin suicide bomb blasts kill 26 in Syria's Hasakeh: Monitor

BEIRUT: At least 26 people including two children were killed on Monday in twin suicide car bomb attacks in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh, a monitor said. The attack was later claimed by the Islamic State group, which has regularly targeted ... >> view original