Powerhouse

In Praise Of A True Liberal

Farewell to one of parliament’s true class acts, speaking sense to the very end. Will the rest of the parliament heed Judi Moylan’s call for humanity?

Project PNG

Plagued: TB And Me

By Jo Chandler

June 12, 2013

The greatest infectious killer in human history is making a comeback, morphing into new drug-resistant forms. While it is largely forgotten in wealthy nations, millions of people a year get sick from tuberculosis. Jo Chandler, to her surprise, is one of them.

Behind The Wire

Detention: Scenes From The Inside

By Lawrence Bull, Luke Bacon, Paul Farrell

June 11, 2013

Tracing the pressure that led to an extraordinary, explosive riot on Christmas Island, through the story of someone who was there and the story as told in the official records.

Drug Money

Doctors’ Secret Wining and Dining Continues

By Ray Moynihan

June 7, 2013

Australian plans to shine sunlight on hidden pharma freebies are moving at glacial speed.

Drug Money

Doctor, How Much Does Transparency Cost?

(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/doctor-how-much-does-transparency-cost/640/)

By Mike Seccombe

June 12, 2013

Doctors are divided about how much to reveal about the gifts they get from Big Pharma. Why report the big consultancies but not the croissants?

Behind The Wire

What You Are Seeing Behind The Wire: 10 Most-Flagged Detention Centre Incidents

(www.theglobalmail.org/blog/what-you-are-seeing-behind-the-wire-10-most-flagged-detention-centre-incidents/642/)

By Staff

June 17, 2013

The event is relayed in the spare, bureaucratic language typical of these brief reports.

Drug Money

Australia’s Billion-Dollar Blind Spot

(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/australias-billion-dollar-blind-spot/613/)

By Mike Seccombe

May 10, 2013

What if the government could save hundreds of millions of dollars by listing a cheaper drug, shown to be just as effective as the one which costs the PBS more than any other medicine?

Drug Money

The Doctor’s Dilemma

(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-doctors-dilemma/603/)

By Mike Seccombe, Clare Blumer and Debra Jopson

April 29, 2013

By law medical professionals must keep up their education — providing plenty of opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to help out. But do free flights, free dinners and consultancy fees put doctors in Big Pharma’s pocket?

Aftershocks

How A Bomb Reverberates For 19 Years

(www.theglobalmail.org/feature/how-a-bomb-reverberates-for-19-years/622/)

By Nick Olle

May 22, 2013

The deadly bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina in 1994 remains unsolved. Can long-time suspect Iran help revive a cold case?

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