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Maggie Beer's age old recipe for life
Claire Stewart 11:45 PM When Maggie Beer was 14, she dropped out of school. It wasn't a premeditated choice.
Four myths about why your kids aren't studying science for the HSC
![Students at Bulli High School attend the University of Wollongong Science Experience, however not all students are so enamoured of the subject.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/t/r/0/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gisnr5.png/1439554727482.jpg)
Marcus Strom 10:18 PM Kids just don't like science, right? Not true. So why are they not studying it in senior high school?
Shark sighting at Bondi is the third in two days
![Swimmers at Bondi Beach have been ordered out of the water after a shark sighting on Thursday.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/l/4/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gizdxn.png/1439536499158.jpg)
Kate Aubusson 9:06 PM A shark alarm as sent swimmers at Bondi Beach scrambling for the shore after the third shark sighting at the beach in two days.
Minister steps in to stop festering tension at the Block
![Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion talks to Aboriginal Tent Embassy leader Jenny Munro at the Supreme Court on Friday.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/z/w/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz97g.png/1439549707381.jpg)
Rick Feneley 8:55 PM Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has flown in to broker a peace deal between Aboriginal rivals fighting for control of The Block, the historic parcel of Redfern that has been besieged for 15 months by protests and sporadic violence.
Stroke victim found unconscious in hospital toilet dies
![Royal North Shore Hospital.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/0/2/6/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gizjmu.png/1439544944456.jpg)
Kate Aubusson and Megan Levy 7:35 PM A Sydney man who spent more than 20 hours lying unconscious on the floor in the toilets of Sydney's Royal North Shore has reportedly died.
Senior Jehovah's Witness Geoffrey Jackson says church might offer compensation to alleged abuse victims
![Courts generic.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/s/z/7/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyxuu.png/1438764067519.jpg)
Rachel Browne 6:56 PM Compensation to alleged victims is possible, but "there is no leeway" on having women serve as elders.
Public servants 'make up' red tape, Halton says
![Jane Halton](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/h/a/m/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz3sa.png/1439541211589.jpg)
Noel Towell 6:33 PM Finance boss Jane Halton wages war on public service flights of fancy.
Low wage growth could mean power shift: RBA
![When you sit down with a financial adviser or start playing with a super fund's retirement calculator, the key question is how much risk you are willing to take to secure a specific lifetime income target.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/m/c/b/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz10z.png/1439539700121.jpg)
Gareth Hutchens 6:07 PM The surprise improvement in Australia's labour market this year could reflect a "general shift" in the bargaining power of labour, a Reserve Bank official has admitted.
Child's play in remote Tasmania, where the wild things are
![<i>Play</i> is a photographic series set on the banks of the Break O' Day River in Tasmania.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/z/2/c/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz2cs.png/1439539187862.jpg)
Ella Rubeli 5:48 PM For more than five years, photographer Sarah Rhodes has found herself drawn to the dark and magical world created by group of 10-year-olds building forts in the remote forests of Tasmania.
Mike Brodie is 'The Polaroid Kidd'
![<i>Birdman. San Francisco, California</i>, from Mike Brodie's series, <i>Tones of Dirt and Bone</i>.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/z/b/x/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gizg1d.png/1439538145721.jpg)
Ella Rubeli 5:42 PM Mike Brodie prefers working on diesel engines to taking photographs. But for four years he worked compulsively documenting the waifs and strays of the American road in a series of raw photographs which have made a significant imprint on the American photography scene.
Surge in unusual flu cases prompts warning from doctor
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Amy Corderoy 5:34 PM NSW has seen an unusual surge in ''type B'' flu cases that in many cases are not prevented by the standard vaccine.
Enter the Fremantle Portrait Prize
![Nicole Wells' image is a past finalist of the Fremantle International Portrail Prize](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/z/4/m/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giym1h.png/1439539501869.jpg)
5:29 PM Fremantle International portrait prize encourages amateur and professional photographers alike to celebrate portraiture, while raising funds for charity.
Australian pilots begin missions over Syria
![AFGHANISTAN ? An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial attack vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Reaper has the ability to carry both precision-guided bombs and missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson, Released)](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/9/c/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz3hn.png/1439526455091.jpg)
David Wroe 1:26 PM RAAF pilots have begun flying deadly American Reaper drones over Syria, taking for the first time Australia's involvement in the fight against the so-called Islamic State from Iraq into the more complex neighbouring country.
Pregnant women think they are eating healthily, but study shows almost none are
![Pregnant women are not getting the recommended intake of healthy food.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/l/3/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz5bf.png/1439560116010.jpg)
Amy Corderoy 4:16 PM Pregnant women mistakenly believe they are eating healthily despite not following dietary guidelines, research has found.
Frame suggests unspoken world beyond photograph
![Joel Meyerowitz explains his art in a short video.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/z/a/p/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz3kk.png/1439532192470.jpg)
4:03 PM For the past 50 years, renowned street photographer Joel Meyerowitz has been freezing moments of street life in American cities. In this five-minute video, he shares a few deceptively simple pearls of wisdom.
Jewish group cancels invitation to doctor who tried to cure homosexuality
![Norman Goldwasser has practised therapies to "cure" homosexuality.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/o/r/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyzay.png/1439531555544.jpg)
Steve Jacobs, Kate Aubusson 3:52 PM A US clinical psychologist who practiced therapies aimed at curing homosexuality has been billed as a star speaker at an Australian event hosted by a Jewish advocacy group for child sexual abuse victims.
Fiat Chrysler takes action against another CEO
![Former Fiat Chrysler managing director Veronica Johns has been accused of using company money to help renovate her family home.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/m/n/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giymf5.png/1439531242162.jpg)
Mark Hawthorne 3:47 PM Allegations Veronica Johns used company money to help renovate her family home.
Why it's OK for kids to be busy
![Stu White and Jodie McGregor with their three children, Pirra, 12, Remi, 10, and Carter, 8, in Annandale.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/x/j/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyblx.png/1439530503683.jpg)
Rachel Browne 3:35 PM Jodie McGregor has three kids with 11 extracurricular activities each week. Welcome to the new normal.
Dyson Heydon: his biggest victims are union members
![Dyson Heydon's inquiry was in the midst of uncovering union practices that genuinely need public exposure.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/9/8/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz16x.png/1439557041867.jpg)
Michael Bachelard 2:04 PM The greatest tragedy of Dyson Heydon's breathtaking political blunder is that it gives the labour movement an excuse to avoid reforming some of its most corrupt practices.
'Public servants should get off social media' after Islamic State hack
![Chinese black hat hacking group Threat Group 3390 have infiltrated over 100 organisations worldwide in the past two years.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/k/p/i/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz3vn.png/1439540414516.jpg)
Markus Mannheim 2:08 PM Terrorists and criminals are looking for people to blackmail or seduce into stealing data.
'Those who deserve medals are gone'
![102yo William Wallace McRae is one of Australia's oldest surviving veterans.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/x/2/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giz2xn.png/1439523212645.jpg)
Julie Power 2:05 PM Half a million people danced and marched in the streets of Sydney when victory in the Pacific (VP) was declared 70 years ago, marking the end of the Second World War.Â
Australian doctor brought to tears by treatment of Nauru detainees
!['These are people, ordinary people and we're treating them with with incredible cruelty' : Paediatrician Dr David Isaacs spoke publicly of the trauma suffered by Nauru detainees on 7.30.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/t/n/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giysx9.png/1439506624407.jpg)
Kate Aubusson 8:57 AM An Australian doctor has been brought to tears by the abuse and trauma he witnessed in Nauru's immigration detention centre.
Pyne's $26 million broken promise
![Education Minister Christopher Pyne.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/w/l/s/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy8r0.png/1439530643457.jpg)
Emma Macdonald 11:50 PM University of Canberra pursues legal action against Abbott Government for cancellation of funding.
Sailor sues Defence Force for failing to detect pregnancy
![Navy.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/t/j/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giykcf.png/1439473271470.jpg)
Mark Russell A sailor is suing the Department of Defence for the cost of bringing up her child after navy medical staff failed to detect her pregnancy.
Doctor who tried to cure homosexuality to speak at Australian event
![Norman Goldwasser has practised therapies to "cure" homosexuality.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/o/r/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giykue.png/1439533329393.jpg)
Kate Aubusson A US clinical psychologist who practiced therapies aimed at curing homosexuality has been billed as a star speaker at an Australian event hosted by a Jewish advocacy group for child sexual abuse victims.
Justice Minister confirms Islamic State hack of Australians' data
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Nino Bucci Justice Minister Michael Keenan has confirmed that the personal information of Australians was compromised in an Islamic State hack on Wednesday, as the terrorist group continue to circulate the database and urge attacks on those who were exposed.
Great EL massacre at the ATO
![Nearly one third of middle management looks to be slashed in just over two years.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/r/t/h/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.givlxf.png/1439464272140.jpg)
Noel Towell Tax Office on track to cut nearly one third middle-management in just over two years.
Parramatta of the future unveiled
![Parramatta Square.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/j/7/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giydyv.png/1439458267903.jpg)
Melanie Kembrey Fresh drawings reveal how the multi-billion-dollar redevelopment of Parramatta's city centre could look once completed.
ATO eyes state tax takeover
![Expanding role: Philip Gaetjens is leading the functional review of the ATO.](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/p/w/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyn9v.png/1439455500983.jpg)
Noel Towell The Australian Tax Office is using its functional review as an opportunity to expand its activities.
Ice waiting lists reaching three months
![Canberra's only Aboriginal health centre has described the influence of ice or crystal methamphetamine on the indigenous community as reaching "crisis proportions".](/web/20150814135122im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/k/m/e/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyi2m.png/1439454697987.jpg)
Sarah Whyte Ice addicts are facing up to three months' wait to get into rehabilitation clinics, as Prime Minister Tony Abbott described the drug as the "worst drug scourge", Australia has ever faced.