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A cure for addiction?
The use of naltrexone to treat heroin addicts is expensive, controversial and sometimes deadly.
Sugar in my bowl
Blues music from the 1920s onwards was rife with food double entendres.
Tick, tick, boom
Israel and Iran are preparing for what some see as an inevitable armed conflict.
Too much homework
Primary school students get little to no academic benefit from homework, new research suggests.
Inside the super trawler
How did the world's second biggest fishing trawler end up politically shackled to an Australian wharf?
Katherine's Diary
John Cummings changed his sex after decades of hiding his desire to look like a woman.
Spotify fail
The more successful Spotify is, the more money it loses. Has the experiment failed?
Swim and survive
The Royal Life Saving Society has found that one in five kids will leave primary school without basic swimming skills.
A Sport and a Pastime
Review: An elegant and beautifully written portrayal of an all-consuming love affair.
Synthetic highs and lows
Designer drugs marketed as legal alternatives to cocaine or speed can have unpredictable side effects.
Emerging hotspot
Lonely Planet has named Hobart as a must-see tourist destination for 2013.
Mummy bloggers
Popular blogs are prime targets for politicians looking to gain online exposure.
Allergy alert
Children who have an older sibling and a dog are less likely to develop an allergy.
Heroes of El Alamein
Australian World War II veterans reflect on the cost of victory at El Alamein.
Morgue motel
A Tasmanian developer is hoping to breathe new life into an old morgue by turning it into a motel.
Rise in narcissism
Can social networking be blamed for an epidemic of self-love amongst young people?
Hang It All
A bright, futuristic hanger designed to entice young children to hang up their clothes.
Skylanders Giants
Review: The latest Skylanders is just the same old game with some big new figurines to collect.
Making grannies into nannies
Informal childcare by grandparents is saving Australian parents millions of dollars a year.
Tackling corruption head-on
The horse racing industry is refusing to sweep allegations of corruption under the carpet.
