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newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - May 21, 2008
Am I orthorexic? If so, can I have it fixed? Michael Pollan’s latest book, In Defence of Food, brings us a new eating disorder - orthorexia nervosa, the obsession with healthy eating. Unlike anorexia and bulimia …
Also tagged: food, featured, the simple life, michael pollan, civil society, in defense of food, orthorexia
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Apr 29, 2008
On the off-chance that you do not view life through the sugary filter of a pineapple Bacardi Breezer, you’ve probably heard the news: our whole-wheat PM has whacked the predicted tax on so-called "alcopops". read more
Also tagged: drugs, labor, alcohol, youth, featured, satire, kevin rudd, australian politics, alcopops, adolescent drug use
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Apr 21, 2008
It’s easy to be cynical about an initiative like the 2020 Summit. In 1983, people quipped: "What is a Summit? Any meeting attended by Bob Hawke." Today they worry: "The Prime Minister will now be able to do anything he …
Also tagged: education, obesity, climate change, featured, taxation, federalism, republic, 2020, kevin rudd, julia gillard, stephen smith, australian politics, 2020 summit
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Apr 14, 2008
Productivity Agenda: Paid Parental Leave Program A national paid parental leave program for both men and women, which includes incentives that promote affordable and accessible childcare, will help to address the …
Also tagged: climate change, arts, infrastructure, immigration, democracy, childcare, youth, pharmaceuticals, hero, refugees, parental leave, 2020, civil society, civics, arts funding, rural australia, voting age, australian politics, indigenous politics, 2020 summit
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Mar 4, 2008
Australians are a cynical lot. We know when politicians talk about ending the blame game that they just want us to blame somebody else. And we all chuckled last week when the States called Rudd’s bluff on healthcare — …
Also tagged: healthcare, featured, medicare, state politics, kevin rudd, federal politics, australian politics