High hopes for region's jobs co-ordinator

24 Jun 09 | The appointment of Jane Robinson as the Illawarra's first employment co-ordinator is good news for the region's jobless. |

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Give Illawarra a fair share of budget pie

15 Jun 09 | About this time last year, the Illawarra community and the Mercury got stuck into the State Government over what we called then Treasurer Michael Costa's ``budget bypass'' of the region. |

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Hope high in the region with one-track mind

30 May 09 | Not much more than a year ago the Illawarra's community leaders could have been accused of lacking consensus over the next big project for which to campaign. |

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Patience runs out for city's Burelli St trio

15 May 09 | The NSW Government robbed the people of Wollongong of the right to vote so we thought we would give it back to them - at least a chance to say what they think of the city's government-imposed administrators.

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People ready to help before sheriff knocks

09 May 09 | The recession's impact has been far-reaching.

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Top marks for schools' funding boost

07 May 09 | It will sit as one of the ironies of the Great Recession - in these dark economic times we witnessed the biggest ever splurge on schools in Australia.

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Turnbull's chance to make inroads

06 May 09 | The next few months could be the most important in Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull's political career.

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Scheme delay a victory for Illawarra jobs

05 May 09 | There is indisputably a public mood to address the perils associated with climate change, but Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's decision to delay the implementation of his far-reaching emissions trading scheme is a victory for thousands of Illawarra workers and the economy at large.

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