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SEPTEMBER 2008

Dick Smith, No. 12 in this year’s Most Trusted People survey, tells us why he stood up for former Guantánamo inmate David Hicks

Should You Have That Health Screening Test

Ignorance can sometimes be bliss especially when the test itself does more harm than good.

Into the Wild

Tom and Tamitha Garner’s short trip to photograph a herd of wild horses turned into a 12-day fight for survival in a blizzard.

Punctuation!?!

A quirky and entertaining account
of what punctuation marks signify – and how they evolved.

Kick Me Kate

If you want to get the most out of life, follow the example set by screen legend Katharine Hepburn.

Fatal Affair

A soccer mum’s story about a murder mystery doesn’t ring true.

All Fished Out

Rapacious harvesting is taking world fish stocks to dangerous lows

4 Ways of Looking at a Bicycle

The best thing on two wheels in Africa, Germany, the US and France

Standing Up for Stepdads

He had a famous father, but his stepfather was his guide in life

The Crucifix on Everest

How Sir Edmund Hillary took a cross to the top of the world

Rockabilly Living

Living a 1950s lifestyle goes
beyond hot rods and slick hair

Bonus Read: My Brother, My Kidney

When your kid brother suffers from renal failure, it’s time to take organ donation seriously – or is it?

Gordon Goes Green

Chef Gordon Ramsay turns the fare green – instead of the air blue

PLUS

You Said It
Right Here, Right Now
Kindness of Strangers - Simple gestures.
My Story - Footy Fever
Is It Just Me?
Medical Update
Word Power
Laughter, the Best Medicine
All in a Day’s Work
As Kids See It
Smart Animals... don’t get left out
Life’s Like That
RD Living
RD Lounge: Movies and DVDs;

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