19+ hour, 24+ min ago   (267+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has imposed sanctions on a former press secretary, accusing her and nine ‌others of spreading Russian propaganda and of supporting Russia's aggressive policy toward Ukraine. Yuliia Mendel - ‌who worked with Zelenskiy from 2019 to 2021, before Russia's invasion…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (322+ words) A year-long effort for Jamberoo Action Park to use its car park to park cars is in line to be knocked back. At Tuesday's Kiama Council meeting, councillors will make a decision on the park owners' plans to use part…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (279+ words) A $16 million townhouse development across the road from the Imperial Hotel at Clifton has been approved after court action. Plans for six units and a double-storey home were lodged with Wollongong City Council in February last year. After a deemed…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (377+ words) Comments by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely monitored as anticipation builds towards another interest rate hike later this month. The central bank's chief economist, Sarah Hunter, will participate in a fireside chat at a Regional Australia…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (496+ words) OpenAI won't go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman says, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render "unacceptable" even a 10 per cent risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade's end. The comments come as more ‌US lawmakers…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (452+ words) Kiama Council has its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Here are five items from the business paper the councillors will be discussing. The state government has ordered Kiama Council to hand in a balanced budget next year. With this year's budget…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (821+ words) During his 52 years of living in Warilla, Mark Halling has seen perception of the "hidden gem" of a suburb shift considerably. "Once upon a time it had a really bad stigma associated with it; when you said you were from…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (685+ words) It started with blank cards and a Sharpie. Filling in blank poker cards, Joel Bettson and his children started what was originally an arts-and-crafts project that evolved into a brand-new card game, The Golden Sausage. The game first took form…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (535+ words) As the quality of life for people left stranded in hospitals hits an "unsustainable" level, the health minister has praised emergency staff for their improved performance. Right now 133 hospital beds across the Illawarra region are unable to be used due…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (338+ words) Illawarra Mercury Suburb by suburb: every major road and rail upgrade in new transport plan revealed This week the state government released the Illawarra Shoalhaven Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan. Login or signup to continue reading "This plan gives us…...