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Human remains found in bushland near Wollongong

Police are appealing for information after human remains were found in bushland near Wollongong on Sunday. Police were called to bushland near Koloona Avenue at Mount Keira after being alerted to the find. A crime scene was established and the ... >> view original

Yours & Owls Festival Review: Wollongong

But there is one area where the region is quickly picking up clout, where young people can look for some inspiration and positivity -- Wollongong fast-blossoming arts and cultural scene, with the Yours & Owls music festival as one of its shining ... >> view original

Man avoids jail over Wollongong dance studio crash

A Thirroul man has been handed a good behaviour bond after crashing his car through the window of Wollongong Dance Studio. 84-year-old Raymond Henry Reeve injured four people, including an 18-month-girl, when his Toyota Camry smashed through ... >> view original

Wollongong's Wonderwalls street art festival transforms the city

Wollongong's Wonderwalls Festival has seen street artists from across the country transform parts of the city. Wollongong-born but now Sydney-based artist Samson Clouston is normally a set painter for theatre and movies, but says this weekend he is ... >> view original

Climate change a massive threat to food security, agriculture

Cattle stir up dust on a property outside Condobolin in NSW's central west in 2006 when NSW was experiencing its worst drought ever. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of droughts, a report out today says. (AAP). Previous Next Show ... >> view original

Chimps give insight into human evolution

Early chimp-like ancestors of humans were better at upright walking than previously thought, scientists have found. The US research analysed the independent motions of the hips, lumbar and thorax in modern chimpanzees and humans, concluding that there ... >> view original

Hog-nosed rat: Victorian scientists among team to discover new mammal species ...

A new species of mammal dubbed the hog-nosed rat has been discovered in a remote area of Indonesia, researchers say. The rat, which has features never before seen by science, was found in a mountainous region of Sulawesi Island by a team of ... >> view original

Watch this amazing Aurora Australis light show over Tasmania

News Corp Australia. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. THE Aurora Australis put on a spectacular display across the southern states at the weekend. The southern lights are caused by a burst ... >> view original

Beautiful drone footage shows two curious whales saying hello to a paddle ...

A drone enthusiast has captured the beautiful moment two curious whales approach a paddleboarder off the coast of Esperance, Australia. Jaimen Hudson says the idyllic footage was the result of perfect timing. “I set up my equipment on the footpath and ... >> view original

Quantum computing breakthrough: Qubits made from standard silicon transistors

In what is likely a major breakthrough for quantum computing, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have managed for the first time to build the fundamental blocks of a quantum computer in silicon. The device was ... >> view original