Wollongong MP Hay 'must stand down' (AAP)
                   
yahoo.com     Jul 25, 2008            

NSW Parliamentary Secretary Noreen Hay must be stood down while investigations are made into fresh claims of her involvement in the Wollongong Council corruption scandal, Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says. In a sworn statement, former Labor Wollongong City councillor Frank Gigliotti says Ms Hay, the MP for Wollongong, summoned him to a meeting with local developer Frank Vellar. Mr Gigliotti says Ms Hay pressured him to overturn a council decision on a significant beachside redevelopment, adding that he believes Ms Hay was acting on behalf of Mr Vellar. "(Premier) Morris Iemma has no choice but to stand Ms Hay aside following these explosive new revelations," Mr O'Farrell told reporters in Sydney on Friday. "At the time (of an Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into the Wollongong council matter)... [read full story]                    


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AUSTRALIA: Defending community democracy

greenleft.org.au     Aug 27, 2008          

Wollongong residents, concerned and angry about the systemic corruption of the local council, its subsequent sacking and the prospect of another fours years without democratic representation in the region, met on August...                    

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ACP: Validation of ACE-FTS N2O measurements

sref.org     Aug 19, 2008          

Validation of ACE-FTS N2O measurements, K. Strong, M. A. Wolff, T. E. Kerzenmacher, K. A. Walker, P. F. Bernath, T. Blumenstock, C. Boone, V. Catoire, M. Coffey, M. De Mazière, P. Demoulin, P. Duchatelet, E. Dupuy, J. Hannigan,...                    

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Giraldi comes in for Sydney

sportal.co.nz     Jul 25, 2008   1 related          

Sydney FC has finalised a short-term deal with former Adelaide striker Dez Giraldi as the club looks for solutions to an injury crisis in its attack. Fresh from a stint with the Wollongong Wolves in the NSW Premier League,...                    

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Nationals deny Lyne defeat a threat to party (ABC)

yahoo.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

The federal Nationals are coming to terms with another loss on the New South Wales north coast after Rob Oakeshott's commanding victory in yesterday's Lyne by-election. The independent former state MP has won about 65 per...                    

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