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Coffee chemistry: is Generation Y addicted?

Coffee chemistry: is Generation Y addicted?

It’s the socially acceptable drug we can cheerfully drink any time of the day or night but is caffeine doing us more harm than good? Emma Lloyd investigates the consequences for Generation Y addicts. It’s a familiar aroma that seems to speak …
‘Twas the Dream Before Christmas

‘Twas the Dream Before Christmas

It is Monday morning. Exactly what time it is and what I’m doing, I can’t recall. In the living room, the Christmas tree twinkles from beside the mantelpiece. My family is lounging in their pyjamas and morning faces. My mum begins to …
Something rotten in the state of Denmark

Something rotten in the state of Denmark

The Socialist People’s Party, one of the parties in the Danish coalition government, has withdrawn its participation after massive criticism of the sale of shares in the partly state-owned energy company Dong to US firm Goldman Sachs. The Socialist People’s Party (SF) …
Beat about the Bushveld

Beat about the Bushveld

Stop! Quickly, reverse! Like a well-rehearsed play, the vehicle’s windows open, all cameras and binoculars veer to the potential sighting and except for the soft drone of insects from the scrubs, everyone sits in absolute silence. False alarm: a deceptive branch, which …
A New Dawn for Australasian Women

A New Dawn for Australasian Women

DAWN, a new women’s network, was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, last week when  more than 200 women and their supporters celebrated the inauguration of the Diverse Australasian Women’s Network at the Paradiso Function Centre. The network aims to provide support …
Sydney braved the weather to call for action on climate

Sydney braved the weather to call for action on climate

Despite heavy rain thousands of Sydneysiders responded to the GetUp call for national action with more than 100 diverse community actions held simultaneously around the country. GetUp’s rallying call in the lead up aimed to mobilise the country: “We can’t let this Government think …