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How to stop fraudsters tricking disabled people out of their NDIS funding

| University of Wollongong
The way the NDIS was designed and rolled out left important gaps in preventing fraud. A new parliamentary report outlines some fixes – but even more could be done to protect participants and detect fraud before false claims are paid. Fraud has been on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) radar for years. Now, a new parliamentary report has made 12 recommendations aimed at stopping criminals, dishonest providers and other “bad actors” from exploiting the scheme.
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UOW hosts global experts to tackle forced displacement as an international crime

| University of Wollongong
Workshop aimed to identify practical legal responses to forced displacement amid record numbers of displaced people worldwide The University of Wollongong Future of Rights Centre hosted leading international human rights experts for a workshop to examine how forced displacement can be treated and prosecuted as an international crime. Forced displacement is the involuntary removal of people from their homes, communities or countries through conflict, violence, persecution or other coercive acts.
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More than 5,000 to explore their future at UOW Open Day

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Wollongong campus welcomes prospective students and families to discover degree programs, scholarships and student life The University of Wollongong (UOW) will welcome more than 5,000 prospective students and their families to its Wollongong campus for Open Day on Saturday 27 June. The annual event gives visitors from across the Illawarra, Greater Sydney, Shoalhaven, South Coast and beyond the chance to see for themselves why UOW’s student experience is one of Australia’s best.
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The Yerbury Lab researchers brave The Big Freeze for MND research

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Four researchers searching for answers to MND are stepping out of the lab and under the ice bucket to support FightMND The University of Wollongong (UOW) Yerbury Lab put four of its leading Motor Neurone Disease (MND) researchers under the ice bucket to raise funds and awareness for FightMND and the more than 2500 Australians living with the disease.
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Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat

| University of Wollongong
Despite concerns that longer-term exposure could be linked to Parkinson’s disease, there are few alternatives suited to current farming practices It is illegal to use paraquat in at least 74 jurisdictions worldwide, including the European Union, China, Malaysia, Brazil and, most recently, the US state of Vermont. But today, Australia’s chemical regulator gave this effective but highly toxic herbicide the green light.
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UOW remains in world’s top 50 for THE Sustainability Impact Ratings

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Sustained top-50 performance reflects commitment to real-world impact The University of Wollongong (UOW) has again been ranked among the world’s leading universities for sustainability, placing equal 41st globally in the 2026 Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings.
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World-first global assessment maps PFAS pollution in whales and dolphins

| University of Wollongong
Toothed whales serve as early warning sign of how forever chemicals have infiltrated our oceans Forever chemical contamination is widespread in the marine environment, with world-first study discovering that PFAS levels are on the rise in marine mammals and at their highest in the Pacific Ocean.
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UOW partners with Illawarra Disability Alliance to enhance local services

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New agreement will support workforce development, research and service innovation across the Illawarra-Shoalhaven As the disability sector navigates significant reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the Illawarra Disability Alliance (IDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a framework for collaboration across education, research and community engagement to improve outcomes for people with disability in the...
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UOW celebrates the life of former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon AO

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University community gathers to celebrate a leader whose vision transformed UOW and Australian education The University of Wollongong will hold a service on Friday 12 June to celebrate the life and legacy of its second Vice-Chancellor, the late Emeritus Professor Ken McKinnon AO, who passed away in April aged 95. The service will bring together Professor McKinnon's family, friends, former colleagues, University leaders, alumni, students, civic representatives and members of the community.
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The perks of polyandry: mating with multiple males leads to home improvement

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By Phillip G. Byrne
| University of Wollongong
New research into African tree frogs reveals increased number of mates improves nest quality and survival rate of offspring The question of why females mate with multiple males has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. A new study of African foam-nest tree frogs, led by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers, reveals polyandry could be the key to reproductive success and a safer home for offspring.
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