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Art Tui Bussenschutt, 12, sells out first solo exhibition of quirky, hand-drawn illustrations

There's an "irresistible joy" in Art Tui Bussenschutt's hand-drawn illustrations, and plenty of humour.

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NSW rock fishers risk their lives at Honeycomb Rocks, one of Australia's deadliest angling spots

Rock fishers continue to visit a popular rock platform south of Wollongong in New South Wales, despite the deaths of six anglers who were swept off the rocks in the past 18 months.

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Labor wins marginal NSW seat of Gilmore, no more lower house seats in doubt

The ABC projects that Labor has won the seat of Gilmore in New South Wales, taking the government to 77 seats in the House of Representatives.

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Grey nurse sharks 'thriving' at popular dive site but more research needed into critically endangered species

Divers on the NSW south coast are reporting more grey nurse sharks than ever before, but experts say they need more research to determine if the critically endangered species has made a significant comeback.

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Dreaming Inside poetry provides window on the thoughts of Indigenous men in jail

Over the past decade, Aunty Barbara Nicholson has made the journey to Junee Correctional Centre more than 300 times. She hopes that by helping inmates explore their ideas through poetry, she's changing things from the inside.

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Stolen Generations survivor Aunty Lindy Lawler speaks on her path to healing for National Sorry Day

Aunty Lindy Lawler and her twin sister suffered horrible abuse after being stolen from their parents as babies. As she heals from the trauma, she wants to help others along the same path.

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Gilmore election result bucks national election trend as Andrew Constance gains ground

A Liberal candidate who was previously a state cabinet minister has bucked a federal election trend in a marginal seat where a winner is yet to be decided.

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Nowra Croquet Club celebrates 100 years of playing 'the thought sport', a nasty game for nice people

People who play this sport say it's 15 per cent skill and 85 per cent psychology, and even suggesting it's an aggressive game played by nice people with a smile on their face.

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Ukraine refugee Inna Neklesa grateful for kindness of family, strangers, but wonders what is next

Inna Neklesa is relieved to have arrived in Australia with her children after a long journey from their home in war-torn Ukraine. Now living with her sister, she's worried about what will happen next.

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Australia’s largest wheat processor gets $85 million to cut emissions

Wheat processor Manildra will replace coal-fired power to allow the factory to run on natural gas and hydrogen which is expected to cut its emissions by 45 per cent.

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Citizen scientists uncover hidden koala population at Heathcote National Park near Sydney

Two citizen scientists have photographed and named nearly 80 previously undocumented koalas on the southern outskirts of Sydney at Heathcote National Park.

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Dominic Perrottet questioned about suspended MP Gareth Ward's pay and entitlements

Dominic Perrottet says the state government is not intending to bring forward laws to remove the pay of Kiama MP Gareth Ward, who was suspended from parliament after he was charged last month.

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Liberal Party accused of 'con job' after funding pledge for bypass in marginal seat

A Liberal Party election pitch to start work on a major infrastructure project in a marginal seat has been criticised by Labor as a "con job".

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Why an 'average bloke' from Wollongong is preparing to traverse New Zealand on foot

An independent childhood in New South Wales instilled in Josh Storey a love of travelling by foot. Now as an adult, he's set his sights beyond the horizon.

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Women's Trauma Recovery Centre founders meet following federal budget's $25-million pledge

Just a fortnight after being granted $25 million in the federal budget, a group of people, including domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, hold an establishment meeting for Australia's first Women's Trauma Recovery Centre.

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Scott Morrison accused of misunderstanding his own housing policy during election campaign

A peak community housing body says the Prime Minister's remarks about how a national housing scheme provides loans to build affordable homes are "factually incorrect".

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Research into breast injuries focuses on grassroots sport in effort to boost awareness

Girls and women often put up with pain and discomfort playing amateur sport but researchers want to spread awareness about breast injuries and fill an information gap about the often unreported condition.

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Book collectors warned of 'mongrel sets' as seller searches for 80yo Famous Five dust jackets

It takes a keen eye to know what you're buying as a book collector, and while a first edition could be worth a packet, its value can be in its dust jacket. So how do you judge a book by its cover?

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Regional first home buyers scheme promised by Labor if it wins federal election

Federal Labor promises to help ease the burden of skyrocketing house prices in Australia's regions by creating a standalone regional first home buyers support scheme, if the party wins the next election.

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Illawarra caravan park residents facing eviction plead to have dignity respected

NSW government urged to protect 43 residents living in "shocking conditions" at Windang's Oasis Village caravan park.

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Wollongong Art Gallery investigates donor Bob Sredersas for Holocaust links

The Wollongong Art Gallery is grappling with shock revelations a prize donor with a gallery named after him was likely a Nazi collaborator before emigrating to Australia in 1950 from Lithuania.

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Ulladulla's Gateway sculpture rises up as symbol of resilience after Black Summer bushfires

After the shock and destruction of the Black Summer bushfires, artist Dora Rögnvaldsdóttir wanted to bring her community together. The result is Gateway, a sculpture created by hundreds of people to commemorate what they lost, and their resilience.

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Hybrid Assistive Limb technology gives hope to spinal injury patients to move again

Kyle Montgomery is coming to terms with his quadriplegia, but technology designed to restore his neural pathways gives him hope that it may not be the same forever.

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