Ben Langford

South Coast

Journalist at Illawarra Mercury

Enviro journalist @illawarramerc Trypophobe (don't laugh). Chaotic good. My employer is free to their own opinion.

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Articles

Tahmoor mine expansion criticised as 'too weak' on greenhouse gas reduction

3 days ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

Main picture: the Tahmoor coal mine and (inset) Lock the Gate's Nic Clyde. Pictures suppliedThe NSW government's approval of the Tahmoor coal mine expansion has been criticised as "weak" for not including greenhouse gas reduction as a condition of consent. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Farmer Wants a Wife who can bear him a devil child - but he won't kiss her

4 days ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

In Tassie they do it a little different. Images fro 7plusDoes anyone remember when former Ipswich chip fryer Pauline Hanson recorded the "If you are seeing me now, it means I have been murdered" video? Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaThen Pauline Pantsdown did the mash-up song using Hanson's voice clips?
Farmer Wants a Wife recap: surprise performer at the country ball

4 days ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

If he doesn't come tonight, there's nothing left. Welcome back to Australia's favourite agriculture-related dating show, Farmer Wants a Wife, in which the animals get to watch as new forms of torture are performed on the humans. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaTonight there's a "country ball" but one of the farmers is missing, presumed dead.
UOW's reason for mass job cuts called into question by its own annual report

1 week ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

UOW Chancellor Michael Still said 2024 had been a year of challenges. The University of Wollongong's stated reason for cutting hundreds of jobs has been called into question by its own annual report, which showed revenue from international students grew, not fell, in 2024. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Industrial action looms at Bluescope, as workers say company is 'refusing to budge'

1 week ago | southcoastregister.com.au | Ben Langford

BlueScope workers at Port Kembla. File picture by Sylvia LiberBlueScope's workers "bent over backwards" to help the steelmaker survive its tough times so the company should now share the profits it enjoys, the Electrical Trades Union said. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
UOW could have saved millions by cutting spending on consultants, travel - report

1 week ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

On campus at the University of Wollongong. The University of Wollongong could have saved tens of millions of dollars - reducing the pressure for job and teaching cuts - if it had halved expenditure on external consultants and travel. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Time for BlueScope to pay workers who helped it survive tough times, union says

1 week ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

BlueScope workers at Port Kembla. File picture by Sylvia LiberBlueScope's workers "bent over backwards" to help the steelmaker survive its tough times so the company should now share the profits it enjoys, the Electrical Trades Union said. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Shellharbour showdown looms over 'outrageous' 60m waterfront unit block

1 week ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

The proposal development site at 2 John St. Picture by Adam McLeanA 60m waterfront apartment block in the low-rise Shellharbour Village is looming as a test of the NSW Government's approach to taking major developments out of the hands of local councils. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Shellharbour showdown looms over 'outrageous' 60m waterfront unit block

1 week ago | southcoastregister.com.au | Ben Langford

The proposal development site at 2 John St. Picture by Adam McLeanA 60m waterfront apartment block in the low-rise Shellharbour Village is looming as a test of the NSW Government's approach to taking major developments out of the hands of local councils. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
UOW gets a new Vice-Chancellor as Max Lu arrives to steady troubled ship

1 week ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Ben Langford

Professor G.Q. Max Lu on campus at the University of Wollongong. Picture supplied by UOWThe University of Wollongong has a new, permanent, Vice-Chancellor as Professor G. Q. Max Lu arrives to take the helm of an institution in the midst of its second round of mass job cuts this year. Subscribe now for unlimited access.