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Seismologists say the quake was at a depth of 10 km and about 29 km off the East Timor coast.

Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off East Timor

Finn McHugh

The Murugappan family will be allowed to return home to Biloela in Queensland.

But the new government says it is not abandoning its hardline border stance by ending years of limbo for the family

Biloela family to return home, but Labor promises to continue hardline border policy

Steve Evans

The Murugappan family have been approved to return home to Biloela in Queensland.

Migrants allowed back home and Labor proposes higher minimum wage

Labor's first big change but who will pay the political price for higher energy charges?

Megan Doherty

Canberra landscaper Andrew Thompson on Bass Strait. Picture: Supplied

He and two mates did a 1600-km loop of the treacherous stretch of water across six days

The Canberra man who crossed Bass Strait on a jet ski

The impact of the COVID pandemic on children's education is not over, the Smith Family warns.

Fears pandemic education fallout not over

Greens candidate Stephen Bates is ahead of his Labor opponent in the seat of Brisbane.

Labor falls behind in Brisbane seat

The Murugappan family are looking forward to finally getting back to Biloela in Queensland.

Biloela family finally begin trek home

Truth-telling: proud Narungga woman Sarah Jane Hall at Victoria Park. Photo: Luke Hemer

"My family have - forever, for generations - tried to navigate a foot in both worlds."

Progress on Indigenous justice but are we genuinely sorry?

More than 20 passengers on a tour boat at WA's Horizontal Falls have been injured.

Several injured in WA boating accident

Police are investigating the death of a woman from a gunshot wound on the Sunshine Coast.

Man arrested after woman shot dead in Qld

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Gerard Depardieu plays the methodical, ever-observant centre of gravity in Maigret. Picture: Palace Cinemas

Gerard Depardieu brings the weight of the world to the lead role in filmmaker Patrice Leconte's take on the classic French detective

The real crime? That this could be the first and last time we see Depardieu play Maigret

Gerard Depardieu in a scene from 'Maigret'. Picture: Supplied

Maigret as famous a character in his fictional home country as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot is in ours.

A subtle take on a towering icon

Wollongong council CCTV captured the car's movements through the CBD. Bottom right: Emergency services at the scene of the fatality.

CCTV footage from cameras dotted throughout Wollongong CBD show the pattern of driving that preceded the crash whcih killed Libby Ruge.

CCTV footage captures car hoons in lead up to Libby Ruge crash

Grieving mothers Julie Ruge and Julie Harrison in Libby's untouched bedroom. Photo: Sylvia Liber

As the family closes one chapter behind them, Libby Ruge's mothers are determined that her memory will contine to bring happiness to others.

Time stands still for the grief-stricken loved ones of Libby Ruge

The turbine makes its way along Springhill Rd. Picture: Transport for NSW

There's more to come: this was the first of three transfer operations, with a 365 tonne generator and 250 tonne transformer also headed to the power station, on the edge of Lake Illawarra, this year.

Extraordinary scenes as giant 370-tonne turbine trucked through Wollongong

Medicinal cannabis help for hounds making progress

The Independent Education Union is calling for higher pay and cuts to paperwork, among other demands.

Illawarra Catholic teachers take fight for better pay, conditions to the street

Protesters in Newcastle (left) and marching through Sydney (right) on Friday, May 27.

Some 18,000 teachers and support staff across 540 Catholic diocesan schools went on strike.

Catholic school teachers strike across NSW, ACT

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The overall influenza cases are 12 per cent lower this year than in pre-covid years.

Flu cases in children on the rise but 'don't panic' and get the jab say experts

'The verdict we'd hoped for': Ruge family speaks after Singh found guilty

Libby Ruge's mothers have spoken outside Wollongong Courthouse after Jaskaran Singh was found guilty of dangerous driving causing Libby's death.

'It's the verdict we were hoping for': Ruge family speaks after Singh found guilty

Guilty verdict in Libby Ruge crash trial, driver taken into custody

Jaskaran Singh was found guilty on all charges.

Guilty verdict in Libby Ruge crash trial

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Tom Cruise is back as Maverick. Picture: Paramount

In various ways, the film makes subtle, effective connections with the original movie.

'Top Gun: Maverick' is better than original

FOCUSED: Holy Holy's Oscar Dawson and Tim Carroll have built a reputation of constantly evolving. Picture: Simon Eeles

The indie-rock duo are always looking towards the horizon

Holy Holy on tour and playing in Wollongong this June

Former student Betty Cross with acting principal Daliya Phipps and student Zara Houley. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Oak Flats Public School celebrates a history-making milestone

Oak Flats PS celebrates 70 years with walk down memory lane

One of the best ways for households to shave money off their electricity bill is to contact their retailer and ask for the best deal available.

It pays to shop around when it comes to energy prices

Incoming energy minister Chris Bowen. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Chris Bowen says coming price rises are the legacy of the Coalition government, but claimed Labor's vision to invest in renewables would bring down prices in the long term.

'Nine years of neglect': Labor blames Coalition for energy price rises

The new Shell Cove marina, a local surf break, and an artist's impression of the Crowne Plaza,

Shellharbour is primed for a tourism boom with the marina's completion, adventure cruises and plans for a new waterfront hotel as the catalysts to show off the city's natural beauty.

Wollongong's little sister set to step into tourism limelight

Unusually wet weather is forecast for NSW, South Australia, Queensland and the NT this winter, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's Winter 2022 Climate Outlook, which was released on Thursday.

Unusually wet weather is forecast for NSW, South Australia, Queensland and the NT.

Above average rainfall, temperatures forecast this winter

Family: Aunty Lindy Lawler said it was "the greatest gift" being surrounded by mob at the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service's National Sorry Day ceremony. Picture: Anna Warr.

It's taken years for Stolen Generation Survivor Aunty Lindy Lawler to speak about her past, but she now shares her story to heal and move forward.

All the photos from National Sorry Day in the Illawarra 2022

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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

All the action from the Federal Election. Pictures: Anna Warr

All the results, analysis and colour from the federal election in the Illawarra

All the Illawarra results from the federal election 2022

Barrack Heights bike fatality: Woman sentenced over death of teen

Clockwise: Shaye Tallis; Dimity Quinlan leaves Wollongong courthouse in March; flower tributes were left at the scene of the crash.

Quinlan told the court she was 'deeply remorseful' for her actions.

Barrack Heights bike fatality: Woman sentenced over death of teen boy

The vehicle will be slow and will leave Port Kembla about 11pm.

Motorists are advised to delay their journeys if possible or use alternative southbound routes as the operation will be slow moving.

Warning to avoid the M1, other roads late on Thursday night

A man was injured in a stabbing in Oldfield Street, Warilla. Picture: Sylvia Liber

The stabbing happened early on Thursday morning.

'Help, help': Man stabbed in early morning attack outside Warilla school

Clockwise: Stephen Staff; forensic police at Matthew Davis' home last year; and the deceased, Matthew Davis. Pictures: Facebook, NSW Police

Details of Mr Davis' fight for life were revealed as his alleged killer applied for bail in court on Friday.

Killer's DNA found under fingernails of Lake Illawarra murder victim, court told

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Disappointed: Lachlan Stevens of His Boy Elroy said plans for a second location in Shell Cove have fallen through.

His Boy Elroy will now begin looking for another location for a second premises, after a deal to open in Shell Cove fell through.

Why his Boy Elroy hit pause on plans for Shellharbour store

Wade Ponfield was refused bail in Wollongong Local Court this week. Picture: Facebook

A Yallah farmer has been refused court bail amid allegations he held two men against their will inside an Albion Park Rail home before stabbing them both with a screwdriver.

Yallah farmer stabbed men in terrifying hostage situation: court

Clockwise from top left, police arrest David Bagster in October 2019; on March 9, 2011 CCTV captured some of the last images of Valmai Jane Birch, with her killer David Bagster; Ms Birch was described as "everyone's friends"; and police in Woonona after the discovery of her body in March 2011. 

David William Bagster has been found guilty of the 2011 death of his partner Valmai Jane Birch.

Justice for Woonona's Valmai Jane Birch after 11-year wait

Kiama council $7m in debt - and Blue Haven sale won't save them

Unhappy: Blue Haven residents Margaret Dewhirst, Marjorie Bugby and Elizabeth Mion could be affected by its sale. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Selling off its Blue Haven aged care centre won't be enough to save Kiama Council, according to documents tabled at a recent meeting.