Breast is best
Like most things in life these days feeding a baby has become very complicated and no doubt really expensive. I took a look at some of these infant formula websites … Continue reading
This scientific debate cannot be ignored – too many lives are at stake
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Causes Cervical Cancer Hypothesis states that HPV encodes proteins which cause cancers as the virus replicates. However this hypothesis raises many questions
What’s wrong with the new HPV test?
From 2017 testing for the presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) will replace Pap smear testing and the age at which women are advised to start screening will be raised to 25. At present women over … Continue reading
‘Bande de Filles’- Girlhood
If you think your life is difficult, or that your future lacks promise, well check out Girlhood, a film by Celine Sciamma, released in France as Bande de filles, or Girl … Continue reading
Breaking barriers
It was another freezing miserable weekend in Melbourne and I was faced with the prospect of three weeks annual leave which I planned to spend touring regional Victoria. The weather … Continue reading
Our dangerous culture
In A coach, his killing and our dangerous culture, long-time anti-violence campaigner, Phil Cleary writes that unlike mainstream Australia, he didn’t respond with disbelief when he heard the news that Adelaide … Continue reading
A ‘serious policy discussion’ for ABC TV’s Q&A
Last week’s visit by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to a US warship off Sydney where he told visiting American sailors their navy was a “comforting presence” in Australia should provoke … Continue reading
Wave
A terrific new novella by Hoa Pham Wave explores the alienation of being an international student in Australia with great pathos and depth, told with Hoa Pham’s … Continue reading
Daddy, what did you do in the war?
Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War? Taken from Chiaroscuro, Melbourne award-winning poet Sandy Jeff’s new book in which she explores the tension of a world that is a place … Continue reading
‘The world’s most under-utilised resource’
This Mother’s Day the Federal Government released its $3.5 billion Jobs for Families child care package, claiming that this would provide greater choice for more than 1.2 million families by delivering a simpler, … Continue reading
