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  Death in the line of duty

  Too often, traumatised police officers are shunned, isolated, even put under surveillance. They lose their careers, friendships and often their homes, marriages and children, and a growing number are taking their own lives. William Verity investigates the silence around police, post traumatic stress and suicide.

  Background Briefing

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  Gloria: Chile and looking for love in all the wrong places

  The Chilean film Gloria is about a fifty-something divorcee looking for love in all the wrong places. But the rom-com is a jumping off point to explore the frustrations of a society still coming to terms with its brutal past. Jason Di Rosso chats to its star Paulina Garcia about the many layers of meaning in the film.

  The Final Cut

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  Do we need a cyber-bullying commissioner?

  A federal government discussion paper has proposed the creation of a children's e-safety commissioner to help protect children from cyber-bullying on social media. However opponents say it is a slippery slope to government censorship, writes Damien Carrick.

  Law Report

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  Confronting terminal illness

  We all fear it, and many of us have to face it: what happens when you or someone you love is diagnosed with a serious, incurable illness? Amanda Smith finds out what it is like to go from being a healthy, active person to one whose life is circumscribed by chronic illness. What is the impact on the rest of the family—on partners, on children?

  The Body Sphere

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  Where are all the jobs going?

  Growing income inequality has become a major focus of debate in the United States, Britain and many other advanced economies, with globalisation and the offshoring of manufacturing often blamed for increasing unemployment and downward pressure on wages. However, Antony Funnell asks whether technology could be the real culprit.

  Future Tense

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  Ukraine's uncertain future

  The crisis in Ukraine reached a climax on the weekend, when the parliament dismissed President Viktor Yanukovych. However, the fugitive president has refused to resign and while the fighting in the streets has stopped for now, the crisis is far from being resolved. Monash University's Marko Pavlyshyn looks to the future.

  Big Ideas

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  Stuart O'Grady: I only doped once

  Champion cyclist Stuart O'Grady was a vocal critic of cycling's doping culture before he retired last year and admitted to using EPO. However the Olympic gold medallist says he acted alone and only used the banned drug for 10 days during the 1998 Tour de France, writes Alex McClintock.

  RN Breakfast

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