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  Coptic Christians flee an unwelcome Egypt, seek refuge in Australia

  After decades of persecution, Copts hoped the Arab Spring might signal a turnaround in their fortunes. For many, though, life remains precarious. Nadyat El Gawley reports.

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  Without strong institutions, emotion is replacing prudent politics

  Catholic and union institutions taught previous generations that democracy must be exercised prudently. Geraldine Doogue wonders if their decline explains something about the way politics is changing.

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  Author with bipolar 'finds insight' through microdosing LSD

  Ayelet Waldman spent her life struggling with debilitating mood swings, anger and depression. Then she discovered LSD.

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  How corporate boards can avoid failures

  How can company failures be avoided? One consultant says boardrooms need to focus on problem finding, rather than problem solving. Ann Arnold reports.

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  'You are what you eat'

  Food practices are not performed in isolation, but are social practices that structure ways of relating with others, writes Christopher Mayes.

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  Gas forgotten in energy debate between coal and renewables

  As politicians continue trading barbs over the merits of renewable energy versus coal-fired power generation, missing from the debate these days has been the role of gas. Justine Parker reports.

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  Prosopagnosia: What it's like to live with 'face blindness'

  People with prosopagnosia know when they see a face, but their brain can't process who it belongs to. Diane Dean reports.

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