Cyclist Bradley McGee highlights that dopers stole rightful honours, so too anyone who steals reputation - Best of 2012
Australian professional cyclist Bradley McGee writing in the Sydney Morning Herald said that it doesn\'t get any easier to deal with something that deeply concerns you and yet something you have little control over. Once again I am disillusioned. And I ask myself, \"Could it have been that bad?\".
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Seminars teach church security and clergy safety
New church security and personal safety guidance is being made available to churches this month.
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Bible translators target smallest language people groups
The Seed Company has set its sights on translating Scripture into languages with 10,000 or fewer native speakers.
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Children on the Internet, the new battle front - Best of 2012
Annie 8, watched a YouTube video on the best way to apply make-up so as to appear even prettier. Annie's mum only discovered this when checking the "URL History" on what their kids had been viewing on the Internet.
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A humble whistle on the key ring has become the catch cry since Jill Meagher's rape, abduction and murder - Best of 2012
Jill Meagher the young ABC journalist brutally raped and killed in Melbourne has been the well-spring of much public discourse such as street rallies, flower displays, media alarm, passionate news reports and now the humble whistle.
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Primary school dearth of 'male teachers' - problem lies in the 'unspoken' - Best of 2012
A News.com recent article revealed the dearth of male teachers in Western Australian schools, a situation that has similar references across the nation.
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False and misleading accusers difficult to bring to book – Politics, Business, Sport, Ministry - Best of 2012
A recent Courier Mail article reveals how difficult it has been for Queensland Premier Campbell Newman to bring to book those people who ran the Labor Party\'s candidate\'s Kate Jones\' Ashmore electorate campaign who made so many misleading accusations against him and his family.
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Sydney Islamic figure says "religious freedom" has limits: Islamist back yard garages! Legitimate - Best of 2012
News.com recently reported that Silma Ihram, an Australian Muslim Women\'s Association board member, one of the leaders of the recent Muslim Leaders Sydney media conference that condemned the Sydney Islamic riots, said one of the biggest problems was \"self-propagated\" leaders.
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Wycliffe fundraising for new aircraft to support Bible translation
Wycliffe Associates is seeking to acquire a specially designed aircraft to support Bible translation efforts in Papua New Guinea.
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Vital ingredients for elite athletes and us all - as highlighted by six times Olympian James Tomkins - Best of 2012
James Tomkins is the chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee\'s Athletes Commission and his sport credentials are second to none.
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Sporting "nicknames" highlight of $100,000 Basil Sellers Sport-Art Prize in Melbourne winning entry
Jon Campbell's winning entry 'Dream Team' in the Basil Sellers $100,000 Sport-Art Prize in Melbourne featured a wall framed with sports identities nicknames.
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Stutterers face an ever changing world and now help has arrived on the Internet says Mark Tronson, a stutterer - Best of 2012
A recent Sydney Morning Herald article noted that for the first time stutterers suffering severe \'\'social phobias\'\' linked to their speech impediment will be able to access psychological help online after successful Sydney trials for a new treatment.