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01 September 2004
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.
Letters from James Griffin and Elizabeth Bleby
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.
Poems by Tim Collins; Christopher Kelen ; Geoff Baker, John Kinsella; B.W. Shearer
Kenyan student elections
Last past the post
One joy of following scientific progress is seeing it connect threads of knowledge into a tapestry revealing a picture of a previously unknown scene.
In the biblical narrative, priests and prophets are more chalk and cheese than birds of a feather.
‘Could you tell me how to get to Cudgegong, mate?’
While Dan Brown and Mel Gibson can draw a crowd, Michael McGirr finds their stories still miss the mark.
Margaret Coffey watches as Australia welcomes Sudanese refugees.
Madeleine Byrne takes to the streets of Hong Kong for a pro-democracy march
Brian Doyle on community.
Dawn Delaney examines the unwelcome legacy of violence against women following the conflict in East Timor.
Jane Carolan speaks with doyen feminist and political activist Anne Summers.
Poem by John Kinsella
Jessica Gadd interviews Dr Nouria Salehi about the rights of Afghan women.
Kerrie O’Brien revisits the Jaidyn Leskie case
Don Gazzard wonders about the state of Australian real-estate pricing
Fatima Measham interviews David White, founder of Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia.
The IT industry prepares for the next boom
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.
Paul Collins’ latest book looks at why Catholics continue their relationship with the church
Avril Hannah-Jones reviews Marcus L. Loane: A biography.
John Honner travels down memory lane with Michael McGirr’s Bypass: The story of a road
Reviews of the books: Geography; Stem Cells: Science, Medicine, Law and Ethics and John F. Kennedy: An unfinished life.
Reviews of the films Shaolin Soccer, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Connie and Carla
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.