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Seaside city's dark past resurfaces as woman who had father murdered jailed for second stabbing

Belinda Van Krevel, the sister of a man serving life sentences for two high-profile murders, has been jailed again after committing a crime with "disturbing similarities" to a previous offence.

A smiling woan in early middle age. She is wearing a head-covering and a singlet.

Published: 19h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 9:27amSource: ABC IllawarraTopic: Courts and Trialsby Tim Fernandez

'Want to come for a drive?' Details of crash that killed 12-year-old boy revealed

A 19-year-old pleads guilty to multiple charges over the 2022 crash in Wollongong as court documents reveal what happened on the tragic night.

Placards, balloons, flowers and a shirt hang from a tree by the side of a road.

Published: YesterdayWed 21 Feb 2024 at 4:03amSource: ABC IllawarraTopic: Courts and Trialsby Tim Fernandez

Green hydrogen supply chain 'not there yet' as $300 million coal alternative starts pumping out power

EnergyAustralia says meeting its green hydrogen target for a new gas power plant in NSW is becoming more challenging.

Power plant with power lines in foreground

Duration: 56 seconds

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 6:00amSource: ABC IllawarraTopic: Oil and Gasby Kelly Fuller and Penny Burfitt

BlueScope posts steady profit result while positioning for ongoing carbon transition challenges

The steelmaker continues to work on its "decarbonisation journey" while revealing plans to diversify the use of 1,200 hectares of land it owns in New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand.

Inside a factory where steel is being made.

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 6:52amSource: ABC IllawarraTopic: Steelby Nick McLaren

Where Illawarra fathers learn to fully embrace fatherhood

Entering fatherhood is often an exciting adventure, something special and challenging. But for some there can be strong anxiety about becoming a dad, especially when one's own father may not have set the best example.

Duration: 10 minutes 32 seconds

Published: SunSun 18 Feb 2024 at 11:26pmSource: ABC IllawarraTopic: Parentingwith Nick Rheinberger

'A bit of fun': Olympic showjumping champion Shane Rose cleared after being stood down for wearing a mankini

Rose has been cleared by Equestrian Australia of any wrongdoing and is hopeful he can get on with preparation for the Paris Olympics.

Composite of a man wearing an orange mankini while on a horse

Duration: 16 seconds

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 9:37pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Sportby Murray Olds and Sue Daniel

PM speaks of 'great divide' at Country Labor Conference, amid calls for fresh water access in regional schools

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leans into the theme of the "great divide" in Australian politics, after delegates hear concerns about 47 schools in regional NSW without access to fresh water.

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Published: SunSun 18 Feb 2024 at 7:35amSource: ABC IllawarraTopic: ALPby Kelly Fuller

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Where Illawarra fathers learn to fully embrace fatherhood

Duration: 10 minutes 32 seconds

Source: ABC IllawarraTopic: Parentingwith Nick Rheinberger

Tony Burke talks Nowra's new art installation, changing the sheets and the right to switch off

Nowra will be home to a towering, brutalist sculpture, as part of a deal to showcase more art from the archives.

Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds

Source: ABC IllawarraTopic: Government and Politicswith Amy Duggan

A pigeon was detained in India for espionage

The pigeon was detained for eight months before being released.

Duration: 10 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Comedy (Humour)with Renee Krosch

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Construction of the Tallawarra B power station took two years.

After two years of construction, EnergyAustralia has opened the $300 million Tallawarra B gas-fired power station in Yallah south of Wollongong today.

Duration: 56 seconds

Source: ABC Illawarra

Wollongong Fire and Rescue crews show Liam tricks of the trade

A week of visits through the Illawarra, including Wollongong, pushed Glebe preschooler Liam Moffitt's fire station visit tally to 85. Crews watched on as Liam described Wollongong as his favourite station.

Duration: 1 minute 4 seconds

Source: ABC Illawarra

Transport inequity challenges south-west Sydney residents

As young people worry about car dependence, a state parliament inquiry considers the current and future public transport needs of Western Sydney.

Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds

Source: Stateline

200 workers out of a job after Illawarra coal mine closes

The NSW resources regulator placed a prohibition order on the mine after a series of underground fires.

Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Sky's the limit for these tenacious hikers taking on Australia's highest peak for charity

Fifteen young people and a team of supporters climb Mount Kosciuszko to defy stereotypes about disability, while raising funds for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

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Source: ABC South East NSWTopic: Cerebral Palsyby Adriane Reardon

4yo aspiring firefighter 'walks into station like he owns it' on 85th station visit

Liam Moffitt wants to visit as many of the 334 Fire and Rescue stations in New South Wales as he can as part of a fundraising mission for burns survivors.

Liam Moffitt dressed in bright red helmet, custom-made firefighting uniform, holding trauma teddy

Duration: 1 minute 4 seconds

Source: ABC IllawarraTopic: Charitiesby Brooke Chandler

How respect, good manners and a little innocence let love blossom

Taking it slow and sneaking "a few kisses in a parked car after the movies" worked for these couples. Here are some of their secrets to making love last.

Young newlyweds head off on their honeymoon in the fifties.

Source: ABC IllawarraTopic: Familyby Sarah Moss

After years helping her kids build with Lego, Wendy decided to make her own creation

Wendy Coppola wanted a large artwork for her blank wall, so she made one herself out of Lego.

Source: ABC IllawarraTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainmentby Sarah Moss

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

This summer know your ABCs; action plan, be safe, connect with us. The ABC has a host of useful resources and tips on how to best prepare yourself for emergency weather so you can keep you and your household safe.

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Published: 19 Nov 2023Sun 19 Nov 2023 at 11:11pmSource: ABC SYDNEY

Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

Published: 8 Nov 2023Wed 8 Nov 2023 at 7:00amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

At age 28, Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over. The Melbourne Demon has struggled with concussion for much of his career and today, on advice from doctors, announced his retirement.

An AFL player lies on a stretcher and is carted off with support staff around him.

Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

The AFL season is around the corner, but it's the off-field headlines that have put new CEO Andrew Dillon in the hot-seat.

Joel Smith watches a kick during a 2023 AFL match.

Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Celebrated broadcaster Karen Tighe farewells ABC Sport after trailblazing career in TV and radio

Award-winning ABC Sport presenter Karen Tighe announces she is leaving the organisation to focus on her health.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.

A three-panel split image showing a young man in a cricket cap, a woman riding a jumping horse, and a water-skier.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

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Taylor Swift visits Sydney Zoo

Taylor Swift has visited Sydney Zoo ahead of her Eras Tour in Sydney.

Duration: 34 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Source: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

Live Moment: Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Police believe former Network 10 host Jesse Baird can help over the disappearance of his 29-year-old partner, whose possessions were found in a Sydney skip-bin.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Greta Stonehouse

Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

With more than 30 locations in Sydney potentially set to be rezoned for higher density housing, developers are reportedly approaching residents and offering to buy their homes.

Source: ABC Radio SydneyTopic: Urban Development and Planningby Declan Bowring

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WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

Mulch laced with bonded asbestos is discovered at a residential complex in Canberra, as one landscaping company describes learning their products contain the material as "a major kick in the guts".

Fence with a danger asbestos sign at the Rozelle Parklands as the clean up continues

Published: 7m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:07amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Asbestosby Victor Petrovic and Harry Frost

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Speaking during his weekly audience with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the king also said he was gratified to see how his diagnosis had boosted support for cancer charities across the UK.

An older white man with white hair in a navy pinstriped suit smiles as he shakes hands with a middle-aged man of Indian heritage

Published: 19m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:55amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

The fatal crash off the coast of Queensland last year killed four defence personnel.

A ship pulls Taipan wreckage from the ocean, authorities are in a smaller watercraft nearby

Published: 1m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:13amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence Forcesby Andrew Greene

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Published: 49m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:25amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

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Seaside city's dark past resurfaces as woman who had father murdered jailed for second stabbing

'Want to come for a drive?' Details of crash that killed 12-year-old boy revealed

Green hydrogen supply chain 'not there yet' as $300 million coal alternative starts pumping out power

BlueScope posts steady profit result while positioning for ongoing carbon transition challenges

Where Illawarra fathers learn to fully embrace fatherhood

'A bit of fun': Olympic showjumping champion Shane Rose cleared after being stood down for wearing a mankini

PM speaks of 'great divide' at Country Labor Conference, amid calls for fresh water access in regional schools

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Where Illawarra fathers learn to fully embrace fatherhood

Tony Burke talks Nowra's new art installation, changing the sheets and the right to switch off

A pigeon was detained in India for espionage

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Construction of the Tallawarra B power station took two years.

Wollongong Fire and Rescue crews show Liam tricks of the trade

Transport inequity challenges south-west Sydney residents

200 workers out of a job after Illawarra coal mine closes

Sky's the limit for these tenacious hikers taking on Australia's highest peak for charity

4yo aspiring firefighter 'walks into station like he owns it' on 85th station visit

How respect, good manners and a little innocence let love blossom

After years helping her kids build with Lego, Wendy decided to make her own creation

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

Celebrated broadcaster Karen Tighe farewells ABC Sport after trailblazing career in TV and radio

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Taylor Swift visits Sydney Zoo

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Live Moment: Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

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