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Policy delay on rubbish wastes time

8:27 AM | If Shellharbour residents were expecting their elected representatives to decide on the future of city waste collection services, they would be sorely disappointed.

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Nurses face long wait for Govt promise

08 Feb 12 | It's almost a year to the day that this paper published an editorial urging nurses to accept what we considered to be a good wage offer.

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Language skills vital for future

07 Feb 12 | When Kevin Rudd ousted John Howard to become prime minister in 2007, one of his key platforms was the teaching of Asian languages in our schools. |

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Support due for region’s second uni

06 Feb 12 | The Nan Tien Temple is one of the Illawarra’s true success stories.

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Sponsorship aids sport at the coalface

03 Feb 12 | It's impossible to imagine Illawarra without coalmining or without rugby league, so Illawarra Coal’s sponsorship of the code in the district is a perfect marriage.

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Pay rise long overdue for welfare staff

02 Feb 12 | The decision to finally award a substantial pay rise to Australia’s 150,000 community sector workers is a vote for common sense and justice for a sorely maligned group of employees.

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Abbott quick off the blocks to start 2012

01 Feb 12 | Federal Parliament resumes in a few days' time and already it has been a forgettable start to the year by the Gillard government. |

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Battle of the champions pure courage

31 Jan 12 | Sometimes Australians are criticised for putting too much emphasis on sport at the expense of things like the arts and education.

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Tourists may pay for spot on ‘our’ sand

30 Jan 12 | There is little doubt the Illawarra is home to some of the best beaches the state, if not the country, has to offer. |

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Keith’s good deeds make a difference

27 Jan 12 | It's people such as Keith Wilson who make you proud to be an Australian. |

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Celebrate, but spare us the jingoism

26 Jan 12 | Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free ... |

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Morality lost as parties play politics

25 Jan 12 | Why is it that Australian politicians prefer political point scoring instead of compromise when it comes to refugees and boat people? |

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Banks could get taste of own medicine

24 Jan 12 | Last year was one many Australian families would rather forget. |

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Linking drink with violence in the streets

23 Jan 12 | Last year the NSW Police Association released an alarming five-minute CCTV compilation depicting a number of violent late-night brawls and sickening, bloody bashings. |

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Region must be heard on lake’s future

20 Jan 12 | Lake Illawarra is one of the jewels in the Illawarra crown. Along with our fabulous beaches and escarpment backdrop, the lake is one of nature’s beauties that attracts tourists and residents alike. |

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Stop playing politics with pokie addicts

19 Jan 12 | There is no doubt problem gambling has destroyed families and in many cases, destroyed lives. |

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New board offers hope for Killalea

18 Jan 12 | It is welcome news that the State Government has finally appointed a new group of custodians to oversee one of the region’s gems, Killalea State Park. |

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Convenience takes toll on environment

17 Jan 12 | Our lives are becoming ever more disposable. We expect to replace our mobile phones every two years when the contract runs out; our televisions must be of the highest definition; our computers the smallest and lightest we can afford. |

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No excuse for dumping on Illawarra

16 Jan 12 | Illegal dumpers’ flagrant disregard for the law hurts us all. It hurts our economy, it hurts our reputation and it hurts our spectacular environment. By any measure, these are cowardly and selfish acts. |

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Unity needed to shine the way ahead

13 Jan 12 | Two key points emerge in today’s report on the reaction to the national survey showing our region still suffers from negative perceptions.

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