Fear that costs of chemotherapy will soar
JULIA MEDEW Cancer patients could be forced to pay thousands of dollars for chemotherapy if the government does not provide more funding to dispense the commonly used drugs, doctors say.
First asylum seekers taken to Manus Island
JUDITH IRELAND 12:14pmThe federal government has begun transferring asylum seekers to Manus Island. Amid concerns for the welfare of asylum seekers on Nauru, the Department of Immigration announced that 19 people had been taken to Papua New Guinea.
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Deborah Snow
Vintage duo lock horns to put on a show for the ages
The atmosphere wasn't quite one of affection - more like a comfortable truce - when two old sparring partners, John Howard and Bob Hawke, made a rare appearance on stage together at a Sydney fund-raiser.
Lindsay Murdoch
Lots of laughs but no election advice for PM
Prime Minister Julia Gillard congratulated Barack Obama on his re-election victory less than two weeks ago, while the President congratulated Ms Gillard on Australia winning a seat on the UN Security Council last month.
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Matt Wade
After the moderation comes the new reality
This year you'll still find plenty of good economic news. The jobless rate is low, inflation is low, interest rates are low, public debt is low, economic growth is solid and the financial system sound. And yet there's a lingering mood of disenchantment.
Katharine Murphy
RuddBull appeal says much about state of politics
It is striking how often you get the question from people outside politics: why aren't Rudd and Turnbull leading their respective parties, or why don't they join forces?
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Frank Jacobs
Why Bond, James Bond, never goes anywhere dangerous
Bond has visited just under 50 countries, many of those multiple times. About 20 are in Europe, with about a dozen each in Asia and the Americas. With a mere four visits, Africa scores pretty low on the list.
Sandy Guy
Heinous crime against the disabled must be included in child abuse probe
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''I wish my daughter was dead,'' a distraught woman said to me on the phone. ''Then she wouldn't suffer any more abuse.''The woman sent me photographs of her severely disabled child, who lives in a community residential unit, covered with bruises. I wept when I saw them.
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Dick Gross
Tipping a tipping point in Catholicism
In all of the noise and fury, we may be witnessing a historical moment for faith in Australia.
Rocco Fazzari
Many Kevins, many Rudds
Many Kevins’ is this week’s espresso video animation theme, helping to perhaps keep his profile up there.
John Birmingham
When stupidity strikes, blame the weatherman
Perhaps you think the bureau should employ the storm-warning equivalent of punkah-wallahs?
Barney Zwartz
What George doesn't understand
Many inside and outside the church are calling on Pell to resign as Archbishop of Sydney. This is highly unrealistic.
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Uneasy Truth
Same old is not working
As history has demonstrated, Israel's Gaza campaign is doomed from the start.
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Resolve to fight corruption
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Savita's death was not an isolated incident
