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As Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia for talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard,  there is speculation that the increased US presence in Australia’s north, announced during President Barack Obama’s visit in November, may be another item up for discussion during the two-day leaders’ …

The personally controlled electronic health record system will go live tomorrow, but medical and security experts are voicing their unease. Brittany Cooper examines the privacy issues at stake for health consumers. There was an elderly customer in the pharmacy where I used to work …

They say a picture paints a thousand words. But as I fixed my gaze upon Kamalesh’s harrowing oil painting, I began to wonder whether the age-old idiom did this work enough justice, writes Anusha Menon. We’d talked about his time at Villawood …

The NSW Land and Environment Court on May 22 overruled Blacktown Council’s refusal of the mobile tower Telstra proposed to build at Quakers Hill. Court Commissioner Sue Morris ruled that there was no reason to reject the tower based on health risks …

Africa is a continent, not a country. The 54 African countries are unfailingly either ignored in our media or the stories that we see are negative. Africa has positive stories to tell but editors in Australia choose not to let us hear …

The internet is playing an increasing role in converting people to atheism according to the Australian Atheist Foundation, writes Vanessa Schlenert. Atheist forums are extremely popular online and are becoming a large factor in getting religious people to question their faith. The …

The Sydney music community does exist. It may be quiet but there is a steady push of alternative music back into the mainstream, writes Elizabeth New. If we believe recent portrayals in the media, Sydney’s music scene is in irretrievable ruins. The focus …

THERE was a feeling of change in the air at the Mabo Day celebrations on Thursday Island,writes Mark Roy. While the Federal Government is talking about changes to the Native Title Act, 20 years after the historic High Court decision on land …

Romney’s nomination introduces Mormon religion for the first time in US presidential elections, writes Todd Holbrook in Phoenix, Arizona. With Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney clenching the Republican Party nomination for US President, the topic of his Mormon faith continues to be …

Parramatta Council has rejected claims that plans for the $1.6 billion development of the city’s business district fell through due to financial mismanagement, writes Renee Attard. The council has also refused to detail how much the botched planning process has cost ratepayers, …