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Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target

Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state

The Guardian - AU

Loo-less town's battle illustrates national problem

What if public toilets weren't dingy and dark but opened the door to a world beyond ones and twos? Designers, business and road safety advocates urge a rethink.

AAP

US attack sub heads to Australia for first local 'maintenance'

And Port Kembla steel heads to US military shipyard.

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Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Some $200 million to future-proof regional steelworks and keep workers employed in a low-carbon economy has been handed to NSW and South Australian furnaces.

AAP

Rescue workers tackle a whale of a job off Port Kembla

Wildlife rescue efforts are under way after a whale got stuck in a tangle near Port Kembla, south of Sydney.

The New Daily

Tighter car quarantine measures cause delays to Port Kembla car imports, driving up costs

A major car importer says costs of bringing vehicles into Australia are piling up and expects it will be the consumer who is left to cover them.

ABC News

Port Kembla rally to demand NSW site be ruled out as Aukus nuclear submarine base

March organisers say delaying a decision on the location – one of three flagged as possible – will deter renewable energy investment

The Guardian - AU

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East coast nuclear submarine base decision likely to be made after next federal election

Senior Labor figures say a decision on where to put a future submarine base on Australia's east coast is unlikely to be made until after the next federal election.

ABC News

Stricken ship late to alert authorities in close call

The master of a bulk carrier which almost crashed into the NSW coast took almost an hour to notify authorities that the ship's engine had failed, a report says.

AAP

Australia's getting nuclear subs with the AUKUS deal, but where will they be based?

Port Kembla, Newcastle and Brisbane are all shortlisted as possible east coast sites for a nuclear submarine base, but what are the pros and cons of each location?

ABC News

Wollongong residents react angrily to reports Port Kembla will be east coast base for Aukus submarines

Unions and business worry ‘a nuclear submarine parking lot’ will displace offshore wind and container terminal jobs

The Guardian - AU

Newcastle submarine base has advantages: defence adviser

Hunter's advantages for an east coast subs base

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle battling with Port Kembla as preferred East Coast subs base

Rex Patrick decries subs base 'secrecy'

Newcastle Herald

Concerns Port Kembla could be a military target if it becomes an Australian nuclear submarine base

The NSW Ports boss says she has been kept in the dark by Defence about whether it will host a nuclear submarine base at Port Kembla, despite reports the port is now firming up as the preferred location.

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Port Kembla emerges as preferred site for new submarine base, ahead of AUKUS unveiling

Port Kembla, just south of Wollongong in NSW, firms as the Defence Department's preferred location for a new submarine base that will eventually house Australian nuclear-powered boats.

AAP

ACCC loses appeal of monopoly case against NSW Ports

The ACCC has been dealt a legal blow as its appeal of a lawsuit over the allegedly anti-competitive privatisation of Newcastle's port has been tossed.

ABC News

BlueScope to repurpose historic Port Kembla buildings as part of plan to lease 200ha of unused land

Among more than 200 hectares of unused land owned by BlueScope in suburban Wollongong are several significant and historical structures that are abandoned relics of by-gone eras of the steelmaking business.

ABC News

Bulk carrier stranded off Sydney drifts further north after tugboat cable snaps in rough seas

Poor conditions overnight have thwarted rescue attempts as MV Portland Bay is anchored off Cronulla. Rescuers hope the ship can be towed in to nearby Port Botany once conditions ease, possibly on Wednesday.

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Search for teen fisher Brenden Hurd resumes at Port Kembla as locals warn of Hill 60 rock ledge danger

As Brenden Hurd's mother mourns her "sunshine", a passer-by who attempted to save the teen says the incident highlights the risk of fishing at the notorious Port Kembla rock ledge.

ABC News

Search resumes at Port Kembla after teen fisher swept off notorious Hill 60 rock platform

Berkeley resident Brendon Hurd, 19, was hit by a wave while fishing at Port Kembla's Hill 60 yesterday.

Newcastle Herald

Defence won't look at other sub base options

The Department of Defence says Newcastle, Port Kembla and Brisbane best fit the criteria for a new $10 billion nuclear submarine base and will be the only ports considered in a feasibility study.

ABC News

Will Australia's nuclear submarines end up being built overseas?

Senator Rex Patrick says "it looks more and more likely" that Australia's nuclear submarines may be built overseas, while one defence expert says we would be better off constructing them in the UK or US.

The Guardian - AU

Defence blocks access to advice on location choice for Australia’s nuclear submarines base

Labor demands government reveal how it shortlisted Brisbane, Newcastle and Port Kembla as potential sites for base

The Guardian - AU

‘I am Bob. Just Bob’: could a Wollongong folk hero have had a Nazi past?

The steel city knew him as a migrant made good who contributed a great gift to the arts. But one man has been digging into the true identity of Bob Sredersas

ABC News

Nuclear waste to arrive in Port Kembla from UK this weekend

A shipment of processed nuclear waste from the United Kingdom is likely to arrive in Port Kembla this weekend on its way to Sydney.

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