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Young lovers deserve dignity of marriage
06 Nov 09 | Love, it is said, conquers all, but wannabe teen bride Emma Gregory is finding it tough going. A Wollongong magistrate yesterday denied the pregnant 16-year-old's application to marry her 18-ye  | Pregnant teen can't wed lover: ... | Church leader supports court's ...
Future of vital power plant in Govt hands
29 Oct 09 | The merits of BlueScope Steel's proposed $1 billion cogeneration plant cannot be underestimated.
A death in the heart of life
29 Oct 09 | Ageing Aunt Mildred was a 93-year-old woman who was particularly despondent over the recent death of her husband.  | CommentsComments (1)
28 Oct 09 | The Australian labour movement for over 100 years has acted cohesively in pursuit of the most egalitarian society in the world.
28 Oct 09 | In July this year the Mercury told the tragic story of Warilla grandfather Geoff Meyers.
The mother of all challenges
27 Oct 09 | Now it's official - I have failed Mothering 101.
27 Oct 09 | Women throughout NSW will be thanking South Coast MP Shelley Hancock for recognising the heartache of losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or in early infancy.
26 Oct 09 | Over 50s such as me may remember an advertising campaign from decades ago - when Australians were a considerably thinner nation of people than we are now - for diet pills which asked: "Are you too fat, too fat, too fat?"
26 Oct 09 | During this year's Motorcycle Awareness Week, drivers are again being urged to be more vigilant when looking for motorbikes on our roads.  | CommentsComments (1)
When writing's on the wall to show solutions
24 Oct 09 | We have devoted plenty of coverage to the Illawarra's problem with graffiti and vandalism in recent times.  | CommentsComments (1)
24 Oct 09 | I certainly don't envy my Labor colleagues in Throsby and Cunningham when it comes to defending the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme legislation presently on the table.
23 Oct 09 | I have just spent nine days with 28,000 young people, and it has been a blast.
23 Oct 09 | What's our Nic doing addressing a United States congressional hearing? What's the good of Brangelina - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - traipsing through the world's famine-ravaged communities? And, hey
22 Oct 09 | I almost didn't go and see the movie Couples Retreat because of its wanton disregard for the apostrophe. If it is the retreat of the couples, then the correct title should have been Couples' Retreat. That goes for you too, Two Weeks Notice.  | CommentsComments (3)
22 Oct 09 | West Dapto residents would have every right to feel a sense of deja vu at the news that Wollongong City Council has yet another plan to improve road access to the beleaguered suburb.
21 Oct 09 | Rising sea levels are not the only reason our coastline is fast eroding.  | CommentsComments (2)
Dapto family day no place for condoms
21 Oct 09 | Last weekend's family fun day at Dapto pool was supposed to promote and encourage the people of the often maligned southern suburb.
20 Oct 09 | Most of us love dogs and appreciate the joy that they can bring to individuals and family.   | CommentsComments (1)
19 Oct 09 | Many of us hoped that under Malcolm Turnbull's tutelage, the Coalition had significantly changed course - away from John Howard's narrow nationalism.
19 Oct 09 | Last year, more than 1400 Australians died in car accidents. Every day we see another fatality and listen to the debate about what can be done to reduce the horrific toll and educate our young drivers.
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