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Singapore’s fertility woes call for a rethink of sexual attitudes

Nick Chui | 31 July 2008 | comment 6

Frenzied attempts to boost birth rates in the city state ignore one key statistic: abortion rates.

The Pill: past its use-by date

Jennifer Roback Morse | 31 July 2008 | comment 24

Actually, the whole idea that technology can deliver consequence-free sex has outlived its shelf life.

A Thousand Hills

Martyn Drakard | 26 July 2008 | comment 2

The leadership of a remarkable soldier-president could turn the ruins of Rwanda into the Singapore of Africa.

Smiles and laughter Down Under

Alex Perrottet | 25 July 2008 | comment 17

What's it like to be part of the biggest youth festival on earth?

Raising free-range kids

Brian Lilley | 25 July 2008 | comment 9

Helicopter parenting just doesn’t work with four kids and two pets to keep an eye on.

Big bother bites the dust

Bill Muehlenberg | 25 July 2008 | comment 9

Celebrations are called for as a gutter TV show ends its run, but expect more heated battles in the future.

Family footprints

Michelle Martin | 24 July 2008 | comment 3

Economy and character building ensures that a family of 12 keeps its carbon output modest.

Catholic and cool in Sydney

Michael Cook | 21 July 2008 | comment 28

After years of being booed offstage, the curtains have again opened and God is being greeted with tumultuous applause.

Tell it to the marines

Joe Woodard | 19 July 2008 | comment 24

A few weeks in a Marine boot camp works wonders, says a proud father.

Does sex have a future?

Michael Cook | 19 July 2008 | comment 10

The world's leading science journal sits on the fence. 

Monkeying about with evolution

Phil Elias | 18 July 2008 | comment 25

Why do some people of faith distrust evolutionists? The reasons can be found in the notorious Scopes Monkey Trial. 

Religion in a ‘different strokes for different folks’ world

Kevin Ryan | 18 July 2008 | comment 2

The latest Pew survey of religious sentiments shows that Americans are tolerant and confused. 

To the Castle and Back

Francis Phillips | 18 July 2008 | comment 2

The hero of the Velvet Revolution reflects on his years as president of the Czech Republic.

Apes get rights in Spain

Michael Cook | 11 July 2008 | comment 18

O for the glory days of Spanish radicalism.

Summer family movies - and some are not

Leticia Velasquez | 11 July 2008 | comment 3

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, and Wall-E get the thumbs up from our reviewer but Get Smart is not recommended for family viewing.

A trip too far

Michelle Martin | 10 July 2008 | comment 5

As the school year fills up with treats, a mother wonders where the neighbourhood cleanup and nursing home visit fit in.

Family ‘diversity’ unpacked

Dale O'Leary | 09 July 2008 | comment 22

To pretend that all families are equal denies the truth of the child’s experience.

Legalised prostitution: a failed experiment

Pauline Cooper | 09 July 2008 | comment 1

The Australian state of Victoria has sanctioned prostitution, turning it into a growth industry but doing nothing for women who want out of it.

Unlikely centre of attraction

Tracey Rowland | 08 July 2008 | comment 16

Pope Benedict XVI has a mysterious but very genuine appeal for Gen Y. A woman who is one of Australia's leading theologians explains why. 

A hostage gives thanks

Sheila Liaugminas | 04 July 2008 | comment 11

Ingrid Betancourt plainly thought God had a hand in her liberation, but the signs went unremarked in most news coverage.

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