Kelly Fuller

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kelly Fuller |Romy Gilbert

An Iroquois 894 helicopter that stood proudly on a stick against Nowra's skyline for decades was removed in September 2023 due to safety concerns. For 17 months, there has just been a stick. But on the fourth day of the federal election campaign, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles visited the ultra-marginal seat of Gilmore to promise the chopper would return to its stick.

Jan 24, 2025 | abc.net.au | Kelly Fuller |Justin Huntsdale

Residents of Moss Vale in the New South Wales Southern Highlands say they have been vindicated after the state's Independent Planning Commission (IPC) rejected plans for a plastic recycling facility in the area. The proposed facility, which aimed to process 120,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year, faced overwhelming opposition from locals. Sam Sevieri, who was involved in the campaign against it, said the decision was a great relief.

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Tim Fernandez |Kelly Fuller

Dozens of academics are fighting to keep their jobs as the University of Wollongong enters the next phase of a dramatic restructure designed to claw back lost revenue from declining international student enrolments. The university was one of the first in the country to announce widespread job losses due to the federal government's tightening of international student visas.

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Kelly Fuller

The University of Wollongong has announced further details of its planned cuts to academic staff numbers. UOW said the final plan will see the loss of 91.6 full time equivalent positions to achieve a cost savings of $21 million in recurrent spending. The Interim Vice Chancellor, John Dewar said he is unable to confirm the final number of academic job losses. UOW has blamed a drop in international enrolments due to federal government restrictions for the cuts.

Dec 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tim Fernandez |Kelly Fuller

Laying claim to the technology that could crack green steelmaking in Australia was a tantalising prospect for any state government. Earlier this year Australia's largest steelmaker, BlueScope Steel, announced a new partnership with iron ore heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP. They planned to build a furnace capable of turning Pilbara ore into green iron — the feed stock for zero emissions steel. New Wales South, South Australia, and Western Australia made pitches for the project.