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Court hears Catholic teen molested by priest at Wollongong school

The victim in an alleged Wollongong historic child abuse case has repeatedly rejected claims in court he made up the allegations. The alleged abuse involved former priest Father Patrick Kervin at Holy Spirit College in Bellambi. The student was aged 15 ... >> view original

Wollongong Coal miners to face the music

Wollongong Coal's board of directors will face shareholders this week after rocky period for the company – but the company will present financial information that is more than six months out of date. The company's annual report to shareholders, on ... >> view original

Wollongong man charged with drug, weapons offenses

A man will face court over alleged drug and weapon charges, after being found asleep in a car in a suburb of Wollongong yesterday, NSW Police said. About 12pm (Sunday 18 October 2015), police were undertaking patrols at a car park of a licensed ... >> view original

Fake fruit lures shy cassowaries to cameras in Daintree research project

A cassowary researcher hopes using fake plastic fruit will aid efforts to survey the endangered birds in remote places such as Cape York in far north Queensland. Southern Cross University honours student Wren McLean used home-made lures to attract the ... >> view original

There will be plenty more Earth-like planets, they just don't exist yet.

MATTHEW DUNNnews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. SINCE 2009, NASA has been using the Kepler space observatory to survey our region of the Milky Way in the hope of finding ... >> view original

MH370 ocean find 'not just rocks'

Malaysia's defence minister tells Sky News he believes a new search with "cutting-edge" sonar technology will find the jet. November 10th 2014; a year ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/. RESURVEYED images from the MH370 search closely resemble ... >> view original

Great Barrier Reef toxic paint with banned substance will cost $50m to remove

Toxic paint remains on the Great Barrier Reef since Shen Neng 1 crashed there five years ago. Photo: Handout. Toxic paint remains on Great Barrier Reef five years after oil tanker crash. The highly toxic paint still on the Great Barrier Reef five years ... >> view original

Revenge is sweet for Australian scientist Kang Liang after burglary

It's a storyline straight out of CSI Australia. A young scientist has his home broken into but police can't find any fingerprints at the scene. Rather than give up in despair, Dr Kang Liang uses his awesome science powers to develop a new technique ... >> view original

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots warns UN of threat 'a few years away'

A 2013 photo shows a mock “killer robot” pictured in central London. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images. Alan Yuhas at the UN. @alanyuhas. Tuesday 20 October 2015 18.07 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 20 October 2015 18.40 EDT. Share on ... >> view original

Leaders of the IMF, World Bank and Germany's Angela Merkel call for price on ...

Global leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have called on countries and companies to put a price on carbon to speed up efforts to fight climate change. In what has been ... >> view original