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Faith off

NEWS.com.au asks six young Australians the hard questions about their beliefs.
July 2009

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Rates Race

THIS special features latest news and analysis on interest rates. Where do you fit in the race?
March 2008

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Drug line up

THIS interactive feature looks at the effects and dangers of different legal and illicit drugs.
June 2009

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Australian Fashion Week 08

WATCH the latest Spring/Summer designer collections, including Alex Perry, Nicola Finetti and Michelle Jank.
April 2008

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Extreme sports

2008: SKATING down a mountain at 90km/h and humans flying at 200km/h - extreme athletes in action.
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The 9/11 tapes

17 August, 2006: AUDIO recordings from September 11, 2001. Advisory: some people may find this audio disturbing. Hear audio »

How to make the perfect cuppa

April, 2008: TEA heir Stephen Twining explains, amongst other things, how to pour the perfect cup of tea.
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Crash Test series

2008: WATCH all the episodes of NEWS.com.au/technology series, Crash Test, right here.
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The architecture of Bioshock

April, 2008: Christian Martinez and Alex Boylan from 2K Games describe the inspirations for the videogame Bioshock.
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Finding HMAS Sydney

March, 2008: BARBARA Craill's father Walter Freer was lost on HMAS Sydney 67 years ago.
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So You Think You Can Dance

February, 2008: THE top 20 finalists on Australia's hottest new reality show face the media for the first time.
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Celebrity's victims

February, 2008: HOW do the children of celebrities who have died cope?
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UFOs

January, 2008:AN insight into the underground culture of Australian UFO research.
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The US election system

January, 2008: A QUICK guide to how Americans choose the most powerful person on the planet.
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The chase for movie star looks

January, 2008: MORE and more plastic surgery clients want Julia Roberts' lips and Nicole Kidman's nose.
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World Photographic Awards

21 January, 2008: The World Photographic Academy will recognise the best in photographic talent.
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Year in review

December, 2007: SOME of the stories that made NEWS.com.au's top 100 in 2007.
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Michael Hutchence

21 November, 2007: REMEMBERING the man, the rock legacy and a dynamic performer.
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John Laws

November 16, 2007:A LOOK at the radio career of the presenter who has stepped down after 55 years in broadcasting.
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Body artist

October 16, 2007: INTERNATIONAL body artist Emma Hack on her exhibition on Florence Broadhurst.
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The sound barrier is broken

October 9, 2007: NEWS.com.au talks to Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier 60 years ago.
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World fashion week coverage

September/October, 2007: HIGHLIGHTS from the catwalks in New York, Paris, Milan, London and Sydney.
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Hannah Wickham's dying wish

October, 2007: TRACEY Wickham's tells how her daughter married her soulmate on her deathbed.
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The 1987 Wall Street crash

October, 2007: AFTERSHOCKS from the Wall Street crash were felt around the world.
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Timelines

Heath Ledger

A LOOK back through the actor's film career. From the days of Home and Away through to his critically acclaimed films. View interactive

The Stolen Generations

THE history of the policy of removing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and placing them in orphanages. View interactive

Fidel Castro

AFTER almost 50 years at the helm of Cuba, Fidel Castro has stepped as president and commander-in-chief of Cuba's armed forces. View interactive


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Latest books

AK47: The People's Gun

THE social history of the weapon that has changed the face of conflict over the last 60 years. Listen

Music interactives

James Blunt

The UK singer/songwriter on releasing a hip-hop collaboration, breaking his finger whilst stagediving and mixing it with Posh and Becks.Listen

Events in the news

Stolen Generations apology

On February 13, 2008, Prime Minster Kevin Rudd made an historic apology to the Stolen Generations in federal parliament.Listen

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