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01 September 2004
Kerrie O’Brien revisits the Jaidyn Leskie case
Reviews of the films Shaolin Soccer, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Connie and Carla
Poems by Tim Collins; Christopher Kelen ; Geoff Baker, John Kinsella; B.W. Shearer
While Dan Brown and Mel Gibson can draw a crowd, Michael McGirr finds their stories still miss the mark.
One joy of following scientific progress is seeing it connect threads of knowledge into a tapestry revealing a picture of a previously unknown scene.
Avril Hannah-Jones reviews Marcus L. Loane: A biography.
The IT industry prepares for the next boom
John Honner travels down memory lane with Michael McGirr’s Bypass: The story of a road
Poem by John Kinsella
Don Gazzard wonders about the state of Australian real-estate pricing
Letters from James Griffin and Elizabeth Bleby
Kenyan student elections
Brian Doyle on community.
David R. Jones reviews A Tradition of Giving: Seventy-Five Years of Myer Family Philanthropy by Michael Liffman, and Mr Felton’s Bequests by John Poynter.
In the biblical narrative, priests and prophets are more chalk and cheese than birds of a feather.
Dawn Delaney examines the unwelcome legacy of violence against women following the conflict in East Timor.
Fatima Measham interviews David White, founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia.
A recent showing of the documentary, My Foetus, stirred discussion both of the morality of abortion, and also of the propriety of showing an abortion on television.
When I saw Dawn Fraser on Enough Rope (ABC, Mondays, 9.30pm) in early August, looking grey and grandmotherly, it was hard to remember that she had been the greatest swimmer in the world.
Margaret Coffey watches as Australia welcomes Sudanese refugees.
Jessica Gadd interviews Dr Nouria Salehi about the rights of Afghan women.
John Howard has done more than enough to deserve to lose the next election by a wide margin. The polls indicate that he probably will. Yet he remains a slight favourite in the betting.
Last past the post
Madeleine Byrne takes to the streets of Hong Kong for a pro-democracy march
Paul Collins’ latest book looks at why Catholics continue their relationship with the church
Reviews of the books: Geography; Stem Cells: Science, Medicine, Law and Ethics and John F. Kennedy: An unfinished life.
‘Could you tell me how to get to Cudgegong, mate?’
Jane Carolan speaks with doyen feminist and political activist Anne Summers.