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Gender gap fuels Occupy protests
Women have a special reason for joining the the Occupy movement, argues a veteran feminist.
Shelley Bridgeman: Girl or boy? The choice is yours
In a society bent on consumption, it seems designer babies could be just as desirable as the next in-season bag. Let the commodification of babies begin as people get the choice to choose their child's gender.
Deborah Hill Cone: Nice warmth if you can get it
While Zac Guildford gets forgiveness and life coaching, run-of-the-mill crims get locked up and ignored.
Dark mood in election year as American Dream falters
Despair over political deadlock may yet produce a watershed poll result.
Election 2011: Small businesses' battlefield
The Herald examines where each party stands on big issues
Deborah Hill Cone: Getting older - get used to it
Ageing afflicts us all eventually, so maybe it's time to declare truce in the battle of the generations.
When a language is on its death bed
Dona Aida de Jesus is 96 years old and one of the last custodians of a dying language.
Girls ditch food to gain 'ideal' shape
British study finds a third of girls aged between 10 and 11 are adopting drastic methods to pursue their ideal body shape.
One in seven billion - what's your number?
The world's seven billionth person will be born on October the 31, but what number are you?