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Lest we forget: from tanks to the Taliban and beyond
Ashleigh Tullis Four generations of soldier have vastly different memories - but a strong sense of mateship is common to them all.
ACTU wants action as workplace violence predicted to affect one in four employees
RACHEL BROWNE Up to one in four people will suffer violence in their workplace during the course of their career, with the direct cost running into millions of dollars a year in Australia.
Portable oxygen cylinder a breath of fresh air for children with respiratory conditions
Kim Arlington It was the sight of a small boy sitting on a swing that inspired ShanShan Wang to design a lightweight oxygen cylinder for children.
Board game creators bring fun of Parliament to homes with Question Time!
TIM ELLIOTT There's back-stabbing and branch-stacking, pork-barrelling and spin-doctoring. There are leaks and leadership challenges, dirty tricks and cheap shots. It's Question Time!, the board game we had to have, where you don't keep the bastards honest - you get the bastards back.
Work violence affects one in four, says Canadian Kelly Watt
RACHEL BROWNE Up to one in four people will suffer violence in the workplace during their career.
Julie Bishop announces emergency relief supplies for Haiyan survivors
Ben Grubb, Benjamin Preiss The federal government will provide almost $400,000 in emergency relief supplies to assist communities in the Philippines devastated by super typhoon Haiyan as charities also embark in assisting those in need.
Tony Abbott's quick fix to turn back asylum-seeker boats backfires
MARK KENNY Opinion When the late great Peter Brock promoted a performance enhancing device using crystals to ''align the molecules'' of engines, some people bought it.
Criminal Law Review study backs video evidence in rape trials
JANE LEE Researchers back plan for adult victims of childhood abuse to testify via video-recorded interviews.
Home buyers borrowing more money with less of a deposit
CLANCY YEATES Banks are writing more home loans to borrowers with relatively small deposits, as first-home buyers and investors go head-to-head in the rush to snap up properties.
Scott Morrison twice rebuffed by Jakarta over asylum seeker boats
Judith Ireland and Michael Bachelard Jakarta has rejected Australian requests to send asylum seekers back to Indonesia on two occasions since the start of Operation Sovereign Borders, the Abbott government has revealed.
Sunland two win appeals after five-year battle
RICK FENELEY Australians Matt Joyce and Marcus Lee and their families should soon be free to return home from Dubai after both won stunning appeal cases on Sunday - a likely conclusion to their battle to prove their innocence on fraud charges that has run for almost five years.
Julia Gillard: Gender revolution has failed
8:55pm The gender revolution of the last half century has failed to change hostile attitudes towards women, former prime minister Julia Gillard says.
Australian Kevin Lee, ex-priest, dies in Typhoon Haiyan
DAN HARRISON 7:05pm An Australian man has been confirmed as among those killed by Typhoon Haiyan.
Concerns raised over Deloitte forced leave during Christmas
Matt Coughlan Employees are increasingly being asked to take long periods of leave over the Christmas break, with many employers keen to see staff use up leave over the holiday period, an employment expert says.
Workplace stress increasing depression: Australian Psychological Society
RACHEL BROWNE One in seven Australians admits to experiencing severe to extremely severe depressive symptoms with almost half citing job-related issues as a source of the stress.
Parenting advice: just relax, say academics
COSIMA MARRINER Time-poor parents are lavishing more attention on their children, at a cost of stressing out their families, new research suggests.
To America, with love and babies
Tim Barlass A new book examines the trials of Australia's war brides.
Trans fats sneak into Australian trolleys
RACHEL BROWNE Australians are unwittingly consuming dangerous trans fats due to lax labelling regulations, as calls increase for the artery-clogging substance to be banned.
Online pornography upsets young children
COSIMA MARRINER One in three children say pornography is the thing that bothers them most on the internet, with young children the most likely to be troubled by sexual images online.
Truck hours allow abuse
Truck drivers on long-haul shifts will be able to manipulate changes to heavy vehicle laws so they can work longer shifts - in some cases, more than 16 hours in a single day.
Debate surrounds the headspace model of mental health services
JILL STARK Australia's new model of early support for youth at risk is dividing mental health experts.
Dolly and Cleo merger reflects magazines' failure to follow teen readers online
RACHEL WELLS ''Is there a simple way to improve my bust measurement ... Nature hasn't been very kind to me,'' a reader asks one of Australia's most famous magazine columnists in the first issue of Dolly magazine.
Editorial cartoon
The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of The Sydney Morning Herald's editorial cartoonist.
Super funds to bankroll new online news site
Ruth Williams and Madeleine Heffernan Some of Australia's biggest industry superannuation outfits are using member funds to quietly bankroll a new online news venture guided by Crikey backer Eric Beecher, with plans to promote the venture to their millions of members.
No comment: government silent over fate of asylum seekers
Natalie O'Brien The federal government has refused to answer the most basic questions about asylum seekers.
Mystery woman returns home
The mystery woman found aimlessly wandering Ireland’s streets has arrived back in Sydney.
Mystery woman returns home from Ireland
The mystery woman found aimlessly wandering Ireland's streets has arrived back in Australia.
Abbott government ends asylum seeker stand-off with Indonesia
MICHAEL BACHELARD Tony Abbott's government last night capitulated to Indonesia, ordering a Customs boat with up to 63 refugees on board to go to Christmas Island.
NAPLAN testing disguises illiteracy, says Labor MP
BIANCA HALL Newly-minted Labor backbencher Alannah MacTiernan has hit out at the NAPLAN testing, saying it masks the true illiteracy rate in Australia.
