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NEW VOTE FOR NATIONAL LIVING TREASURES Who do you think should be an Australian National Living Treasure? Will you vote for music guru Molly Meldrum or our only female Nobel prize winner Elizabeth Blackburn? Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush or brain surgeon Charlie Teo? Fashion designers Carla Zampatti or Collette Dinnigan? Or what about breast cancer survivors and entertainers Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue? Actor Jack Thompson? Swimmer Ian Thorpe? Astronaut Andy Thomas? | BACK TO SCHOOL FOOD GUIDE FOR PARENTS With the new school year upon us, Australian parents are under increasing pressure. They are expected to deliver healthy and tasty meals for their children, often without the MasterChef touch or the necessary dietary qualifications at their disposal. | |
THE RISE OF STREETSCAPING – DIY ‘KERB APPEAL’ TREND Rather than turning your house (and bank account) upside down with a major renovation, it may be time to join the latest trend – Streetscaping. It’s the buzzword for the revived passion of spruced-up front yards. Cost-friendly makeovers that deliver an immediate impression to the outside world. | OUR MILKY WAY Most Australians are urban dwellers and very few of us ever see milk fresh at its source, straight from the cow. Instead, since the 19th century, milk has reached our city homes in an astonishing variety of containers: glass or tin billies, bottles of many different shapes and sizes, and paper cartons, to name a few. | |
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY - WHAT YOU REALLY SHOULD KNOW The doctors, nurses and paramedics who work in the Emergency Department of your local hospital have seen plenty. And the lessons they have learned, and the secrets they share, could actually save your life. In a special report, Emergency Department workers reveal the things you need to know, to get the best and most effective treatment. | ||
CAN YOU EAT WELL AT WORK? New Year resolutions are falling like flies as people begin returning to work. Their hopes for 2012 crashing at the first lunch break hurdle. For many of us, eating well at work is a significant challenge – but a new report explains how to get your act together this year, no matter your situation. |
| GLOBAL LEARNING: TRADITIONS WORTH ADOPTING From sending symbolic candle-fuelled lanterns into the sky in Thailand, to taking your coffee in a 3,000-year-old ritual in Ethiopia, there are festivals and practices around the globe that remind all of us, wherever we are, of the truly important things in life. (A starkers Scandinavian sauna might even be on the agenda!) |
SCIENCE ON TRIAL When disasters strike, such as devastating earthquakes or tsunamis, who is to blame for the human cost? Scientists who failed to warn citizens of a major earthquake in Italy last year have been charged with manslaughter, igniting debate and raising the question – will we have any warning before future big earthquakes hit? Click here for the media release |