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NEW HAVEN: Joe Gaudiosi will step in as CEO of Blue Haven after describing himself as a 'freelance business executive' in recent months.

The council last week voted behind closed doors to sell Blue Haven, a move which shocked residents. A rescission motion has since been lodged.

Gaudiosi steps in at Blue Haven ahead of troubled venue's sale

Scott Morrison has crashed into a young player while playing soccer in Devonport, Tasmania.

Scott Morrison has joked the local Devonport football team could use him as a "bulldozer" for their new grandstand.

Scott Morrison flattens child playing soccer in Tasmania

Zoe Cartwright

Valmai Jane Birch captured on CCTV footage shortly before her death, and police outside her home, where her body was found.

'I know what I heard and I swore on God and that's all I have to say.'

How the Woonona woman who was 'everyone's friend' spent her final days

Agron Latifi

PODCAST GOLD: Siobhan McHugh at her home in Austinmer, with her new book. Picture: Kirk Gilmour.

Another podcast, another gold award for Siobhan McHugh.

How this UOW academic keeps striking podcast gold

Cameron Mee

United as one: The Illawarra Olympians and Paralympians now recognised on the city's monument at Lang Park. Picture: Adam McLean

"To be on the wall together is a special thing."

Illawarra's Paralympians now sit alongside Olympic heroes

Desiree Savage

From 10am to 10pm live music will ring through the Shell Cove Marina on June 18, including hits from The Vanns (above). Picture: Supplied

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Shut up and take my money .. oh wait, it's a FREE festival!

The Vanns headline free festival at Shell Cove Marina

Connor Pearce

A new Costco or cinema? Nope, Wollongong leaders have other ideas for DJs site

What's next: The former David Jones building is in the hands of a new owner who is said to be looking at transforming the site.

An iconic building in the heart of the CBD is waiting to be transformed.

A new Costco or cinema? Nope, Wollongong leaders have other ideas for old DJs site

Shannon Tonkin

Ex-soldier Bradley Baker will be released from custody in early June. Picture: Facebook

The court heard Baker told a probation worker he could 'kill someone' with his violent outbursts.

'Out of control': Corrimal ex-soldier jailed for bashing neighbour

Natalie Croxon

Watchdog holds ship in Port Kembla after man injured in fall

DOCKED: The BBC Danube will remain in Port Kembla harbour while AMSA carries out investigations. Picture: Adam McLean

A man, aged in his 30s, is in a critical condition in hospital with a serious head injury.

Maritime watchdog holds ship in Port Kembla after man critically injured in fall

Sweeps off the coast have not turned up any aircraft.

No plane found after report of possible crash off Shell Cove

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INSIDE THE BARREL: 'Pork-barrelling' refers to the process of essentially buying votes in key seats.

There has been a lot of talk of 'pork-barrelling' this election season, especially in the context of anti-corruption. So what is pork-barrelling, and how do politicians do it?

Pork-barrelling and a federal ICAC: Who's promised what?

"My opponents think it's still OK to make fun of someone's name in their advertising," Anthony Albanese told Italian-Australians at Club Marconi in Western Sydney. Picture: AAP

Anthony Albanese has chosen a friendly setting to launch an incendiary accusation.

What's in a name? Albanese's accusation made in risky setting

Filling out the almost comically large Senate ballot paper can be a daunting task. Photo: Adam McLean

Whether you just need a quick refresher or you haven't voted before, we have you covered.

Your questions on voting for the Senate answered

Jenny Morrison, right, with the Coalition's candidate in Blair, Sam Biggins. Picture: AAP

Economy looms large for Labor and the Coalition as wages lag - but low-priced Australian wine might help

A spouse steps in as the polls tighten

No place like home: Emma McKeon at Wednesday's unveling of the latest additions to Wollongong's Olympians and Paralympians Wall. Picture: Adam McLean

"This is the first one I've missed in 10 years, so it's strange."

McKeon backs Swimming Australia selection policy

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AAP


Australian wages have not kept pace with inflation.

Wages hit sparks new debate on cost of living election

Solid foundation: IAS graduate Sarah Carli. Picture: Adam McLean

"I guess I'm still with the Academy, but I'm not."

Illawarra Academy of Sport graduates dominate additions to Olympians and Paralympians Wall

"We listen to a musician and we feel that vibe, and we feel that theres a certain presence of the spirit of music and the spirit of place and I wanted to be like that since a young kid," says William Barton. Picture: Keith Saunders Photography

The last time acclaimed didgeridoo artist William Barton was in Wollongong he was performing with Midnight Oil, this week the multi-instrumentalist and composer returns unplugged.

One of nation's best didgeridoo players coming to Wollongong

AJ, bottom right, and his family with SES volunteer Bluey.

"[AJ] said his first word a few weeks ago and it was blue," AJ's mum Kelly said.

Watch AJ reunite with SES rescuer 'Bluey' who found him after disappearance

Anthony Albanese made his final National Press Club pitch ahead of the May 21 election with a focus on integrity and repairing the budget. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Anthony Albanese says grants decisions would become arms-length under his government.

Labor to cut $750m from pork and rort programs

FUN TIMES: UOW student Bianca Pentecost at celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. Picture: Robert Peet

An international day celebrating the diversity of Illawarra's community included a tough lesson on the impacts of COVID-19.

UOW-backed report finds diverse groups were 'left behind' in COVID

PICKING THE WINNER: Australia currently has four bellwether seats with Robertson, NSW having been the longest held bellwether.

How do these four seats keep consistently predicting which party will form government?

Key seats in the 2022 Federal Election: Australia's four bellwethers

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Cold and flu-like symptoms are the highest they've been since COVID restrictions began in 2020.

Flu the roof: respiratory illness rise 'near vertical'

Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The polls show the race is tightening with only three days until the federal election.

As it happened: Gallagher says her 'vote will be less than what it was' due to Pocock

Hospitalisation numbers are down on yesterday.

NSW records more than 12,000 COVID cases, 14 deaths

VOTING RIGHT: A donkey vote (left) will still be counted whereas an informal vote (left) will be discarded.

What is a donkey vote? Does it differ from an informal vote? How do your preferences work?

Don't be a donkey: How to make sure your vote is counted correctly

Queenie describes her show 'Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell' as a love letter from one melancholy mother to another. Image credit: Kurt Sneddon. 

Star of the stage and screen, Queenie van de Zandt, celebrates the 50th anniversary of 'Blue', one of Joni Mitchell's most praised albums.

Queenie van de Zandt performs love letter to Joni Mitchell | Photos, Video

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Madeleine King has reassured energy bosses that federal Labor backs the gas industry.

Labor backs gas as part future energy mix

FRUITFUL: Paul Field combined his talents with Golden Guitar-winner Shane Nicholson and brother and Wiggles songwriter John Field in new children's musical project Peachy Keen.

Ex-Wiggles manager keen for more success in kids music

Stephen Jones says a UAP volunteer made violent threats against others at the Dapto polling place. Picture: Adam McLean

Labor Member for Whitlam Stephen Jones says it was the culmination of escalating abuse.

UAP volunteer accused of threatening to shoot people at Dapto polling booth

Thousands of NSW teachers staged a 24-hour strike in Sydney in early May.

NSW, ACT Catholic school staff to strike

Labor is set to release its election promise costings and how they will be funded.

Labor to reveal policy cost before sprint

Sandra Mullaly is cheerful in her police photo but her time in the force was anything but.

Former cop says she was driven to breaking point by the organisation she once loved.

An addict broke her jaw. The force broke her spirit

Matthew Davis was found dead inside his Lake Illawarra home in August last year.

Matthew Davis, 31, was found deceased inside his home in August last year.

Man arrested in relation to alleged Lake Illawarra murder

Have you seen Jesse Rose, Rebecca Monaghan or Goce Nikoloski? Police are calling for information on their whereabouts. Picture: NSW Police

Two men and a woman on the run from Lake Illawarra police

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Charli Gerrey, 11, has come to the end of two years of cancer treatment. Picture: Adam McLean

Charli Gerrey and her family are celebrating the end of her treatment with a ball to support charity.