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How to rekindle interest in the great Australian stories
Michael Heyward We are in the thick of a debate about how we value our literary heritage. So many writers who matter are out of print. Australian studies are on the margin at many of our universities.
Fighting an outbreak of complacency
Tony Adams Australia is ill-prepared for a fast-moving public health emergency.
'Healthy' body image hysteria has no place in fashion
Helen Razer Vogue is deluded if it thinks its 'get real' diktat can reduce eating disorders.
London takes a no-nonsense spin class with Boris
Mark Textor Much has been written about the winning London mayoralty campaign for Boris Johnson, a campaign directed by my business partner Lynton Crosby.
Get used to a different way of working
John Lloyd We expect economic and labour market policies to foster job security. But many factors impinge on job security.
Just as Melbourne starts buzzing the NGV is forced to slam its doors shut
Gerard Vaughan The Sturt Street cultural hub and extended hours for the NGV both offer big opportunities.
Why clinical research should be freely exchanged
Adam Dunn and Enrico Coiera Countless lives could be saved if clinical trials went 'open source'.
'Mummy porn' and the woeful art of blockbuster female eroticism
Wendy Squires Like millions of women all over the world, I spent this week staying up late reading porn in bed. And like so many females have breathlessly confessed of late, I too moaned and sighed throughout the...
In defence of the beautiful, humane sport of jumps racing
Andrew Lemon Because horse racing in Australia in recent decades has been eager to define itself as an industry, a creator of wealth, it forgets to celebrate the traditional appeal of racing, the mysterious...
Violent games don't really beget violence
Michael Duffy Violent video games do not encourage crime. They prevent it.
Cab-tive audience wise to take back seat
Peter FitzSimons Roy Billing doesn't think male Australian dignitaries tend to sit in front as a statement of egalitarianism.
Sceptics must start warming to the reality of climate science
Stephan Lewandowsky Don't get bogged down by deniers. Focus instead on the integrity of the science.
Heroes and booze: the unhealthy mix at the core of our culture
Suzy Freeman-Greene Heroes and drink often go together in Australia. Kids get mixed messages about alcohol and this week you could find them in VB's ''Raise a Glass'' Anzac ads.
Why the promise to sperm donors must be honoured
John McBain Some equate the relinquishing of a child by its mother for adoption to the donation of sperm.
Faith in the infallibility of the mind is the atheist's delusion
Simon Smart Melbourne is gearing up to host the Global Atheist Convention, where for three days a coterie of the faithless will urge each other on in their collective scepticism.
Join the real world and show faith in reasoned debate
Lawrence Krauss This weekend's Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, one of the largest such gatherings in the world, has raised more than a few eyebrows.
Safeguard vulnerable young from aged care isolation
Di Winkler and Libby Callaway Hundreds of Australians under 50 are forced to live in nursing homes simply because there is nowhere else for them.
Billionaire bashing: the new class war
Paul Sheehan So great was demand for a piece of the Mega Millions action last week that people waited in lines to buy lottery tickets.
Scandal was always written in the stars
Mike Carlton THIS Lenten week of spiritual reflection has brought us a truly epic explosion of shock and horror, on all fronts.
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