Peter Wills

State left behind in competition to win medical research dollars

Peter Wills This state should be a global medical research leader, but is not fulfilling its potential. We win less than our natural share of competitive domestic grants, patents or publications given the size...

Adam Dunn and Enrico Coiera

Why clinical research should be freely exchanged

Adam Dunn and Enrico Coiera Countless lives could be saved if clinical trials went 'open source'.

Anson Cameron

A sad-eyed soldier of the propaganda war

Anson Cameron For a fully fledged country to launch an ape and regard it as cool, well, they're late to the game.

Michael McNamara

Passion and pride are the missing ingredients

Michael McNamara Who might you think was judged to be Australia's most successful exhibitor at the highly prestigious Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Show, announced on Friday?

Kasey Edwards

Poor Hilary has royal message lost in rush to shout her down

Kasey Edwards If you didn't know who Hilary Mantel was before now, all you need to know is that she's a big, fat, barren, feminist turncoat.

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Martin McKenzie-Murray

Camera drones: technological advance or Orwellian spies?

Martin McKenzie-Murray It was not until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 that the world began to grasp the diabolical scale of repression in East Germany.

The Loaded Dog

About eight months ago, I left a job that I liked at a company I loved, which had been the mainstay of my working life for a decade.

Matt Wade

Why a get-together on the weekend is good for wellbeing

Matt Wade I HOPE you're making the most of the ''weekend effect''. People tend to have significantly more happiness, enjoyment, and laughter - and much less worry, sadness, and anger - on Saturdays and Sundays...

Chris Berg

An assault on diet

Chris Berg A proposed eating plan is far removed from the reality of the food we put on our plate.

Alan Stokes

Footy needs more 'us' versus 'them'

Alan Stokes Please don't tell anyone, but I feel for Ben Barba and Canterbury Bulldogs supporters.

Mark Stevenson

Amateur players need to beware of knock-on effect of concussion

Mark Stevenson One of the Carlton greats, Greg Williams, has memory loss. He won't be alone.

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Patients lose as DNA case puts money before sense

Richard Ackland The genetic disposition of human beings is today's frontier of science, money and disease control.

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Germaine Greer

Kate's condition can kill, it's no joke

Germaine Greer Even common morning sickness is no joke, especially if you're trying to hold down a job.

Julia Baird

Choosing church at Christmas

Julia Baird Illustration: Simon Bosch

Julia Baird

Time to applaud the Domestic God

Julia Baird Gosh, it's hard to get men to do what you want them to do sometimes, isn't it? So hard. Happily, 77-year-old British television presenter and cook Mary Berry has some helpful ideas, reminiscent of...

Bettina Arndt

Doing the washing won't get you dirty

Bettina Arndt Do hairy dishwasher hands not do it for women? The price of being a domestic god.

Ray Connolly

Ageing readers, start taking the tablet - if only for the sake of your eyes

Ray Connolly Own up: which do you prefer, a traditional book or an electronic reading device? Until very recently, that probably depended largely on how old you are.

Lindy Edwards

Restore work-life balance by making men work from home

Lindy Edwards At the weekend, the Gillard government moved on one of the greatest challenges facing Australian families.

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Lucas Walsh

Racism demands action from all of us

Lucas Walsh Last week we saw another high-profile incident of racism, this time involving ABC journalist Jeremy Fernandez, who allegedly received a tirade of defamatory and racist abuse from a Caucasian woman...

Bruce Neal

For health's sake, time to take on food giants

Bruce Neal A woman dies from a 10-litre a day Coke habit. Children's clothing sports advertisements for Jim Beam bourbon.