Wollongong

Body found in Wollongong backyard

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RAW VISION: Police conduct forensic operations at site of Bellambi death.

Paid interview may 'prejudice' Harris case

Nick Ralston Any potential criminal trial involving Rolf Harris could be prejudiced by a Wollongong woman's decision to go public in paid interviews about how she was allegedly sexually assaulted by the...

Young people who get drunk aware of risk of sex attack

Binge drinking

Amy Corderoy Unwanted sexual encounters and unsafe sex are rife among drinkers and drug users, a survey has found.

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Hidden epidemic of unwanted sex

Assault

Amy Corderoy Unwanted and unsafe sex is rife among drinkers and drug users, a survey has found.

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First bloke revs up for a charity ride against child slavery

The first bloke Tim Mathieson will be riding a BMW F800 GS motorbike on a 14 April charity ride from Kirribilli House to The Lodge to raise funds for a Cambodian orphanage combating child slavery 8 March  2013 Photo: Andrew Meares

Tony Wright Tim Mathieson is about to climb into the saddle to raise $100,000 to fight child slavery in Cambodia.

Blood lines

**FILE** An undated copy photo made available April 24, 2003, of siblings (L to R) Neelma, 24, Kunal, 18, and Sidhi Singh, 12, whose bodies were found in a Bridgeman Downs home in Brisbane. Max Sica has been found guilty on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 of the triple murder of the Singh siblings. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt, File) NO ARCHIVING

After a long trial, Max Sica was found guilty last year of the brutal murders of his ex-girlfriend and her brother and sister. As an appeal looms, his mother, Anna, continues to fight for his freedom.

White Ribbon Day shows abuse not a private matter

Siobhan Kent

Ben Schneiders FOR the first few years of her relationship, Siobhan Kent did not have an inkling that things would turn so bad.

Gotcha tapes disliked by court

Judge, law, court

Harriet Alexander It could be called gotcha litigation, except that it usually backfires on the party laying the trap.

Cannabis may help reverse dementia: study

Nearly half of Australians detained by police tested positive to cannabis, a study has found.

Amy Corderoy It makes most people a little foggy-headed, but scientists are investigating whether an active ingredient in cannabis could actually stave off dementia.

Crash survivor counts her blessings

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Georgina Mitchell, Gemma Khaicy WHEN Claire Hill was given the Pope's blessing, her family didn't realise she would need it.

Apps that will help you keep your resolve

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Craig Butt Fitter. Thinner. More productive. There is an app to service every New Year's resolution, and many that will pull all this data together to create a personal annual report.

Is it safe to go back in the water?

Shark spotting

Hours after surfer Glen Folkard was pulled from the ocean last January, a two-kilogram lump of flesh torn from his buttock, aerial crewman Graham Nickisson was scouring the sea.

Young, primed and loaded

Beer.

Melissa Davey His band will be playing in Kings Cross at about 11pm, but lead singer, Jack Booker, is in no rush to get there.

Lots in a name: brand protection catches Kangaroo Island on the hop

The Funnel Web

Nina Karnikowski KANGAROO ISLAND is usually associated with sea lions basking on pristine beaches, koalas dozing in gum trees and roos lazing on verdant headlands.

101 arrive on two boats

Asylum seeker boat.

Dan Harrison Border protection has intercepted two boats carrying suspected asylum seekers.

University research at top end of world standard

University graduate

Catherine Armitage MORE than half Australian universities' overall research performance is at or above world standards, analysis by the federal government shows.

Twelves add up to big day

The date 12/12/12 is set to become the anniversary for many of NSW's newlyweds, with a record number of couples expected to tie the knot this week.

Dream relationship became a nightmare

Siobhan Kent

Ben Schneiders For the first few years of her relationship, Siobhan Kent did not have an inkling that things would later turn so bad.

More of us lacking access to banks

Eric Johnston The number of Australians without access to day-to-day financial products is on the rise, with more than 2.

Not just the church: 'smear' angers Pell

Cardinal George Pell

Rick Feneley SMALL blessings. At last, it's not all about the Catholic Church. This royal commission, says Cardinal George Pell, is ''an opportunity to clear the air, to separate fact from fiction … We object to...