Best of ABC http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/ en-AU Copyright 2009, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wallace unleashed@your.abc.net.au (The Editors) Wish you were here http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

This year will be the worst in 20 years for the international tourism market in Australia.

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459189 Bouncing back http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Endangered frogs threatened by a deadly fungus are back from the brink of extinction.

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459296 Summer safety http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Holidays are fun but potentially dangerous. Would you know what to do in an emergency?

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459141 RoboTed http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Children prefer robots to teddy bears, but are we ready for robot child care?

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459059 No TV for baby http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Children should not watch any television in the first two years of their lives.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2414853 Igor http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Frankenstein fans should enjoy the animated adventures of a hunchbacked lab assistant.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2446671 One in a million http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Painfully shy Roger Dowds was an unlikely game show winner.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2395711 Footy mythology http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

In the lead-up to the AFL grand final, Martin Flanagan reflects on one of footy's great rivalries.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2370506 Rubber duckie http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Have the rubber ducks launched by NASA from Greenland turned up in Adelaide?

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459133 Mystery unveiled http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

The new Dr Who is a surprise for the President of the Dr Who Club of Australia.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459186 Rafa vs Roger http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Can Roger Federer regain his world number one position from Rafael Nadal?

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2459111 Tie addiction http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Judy Ryan goes to great lengths to feed her tie addiction.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2378014 To fight or not to fight http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

What is it that makes young people like Masieh want to fight?

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2377875 Music made manifest http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Autistic pianist Derek Paravacini has been described as a musical genius.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2440429 Holy hustler http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Evangelical child preacher Marjoe Gortner eventually exposed himself as a charlatan.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2392128 Food and sex http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Nigella Lawson could never sleep with a man who did not love to eat.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2377796 HIV dad http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Despite being born with HIV, Shaynon is now 22 with a family of his own.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2396076 The ultimate male fantasy http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

James Bond is a social barometer, tracking testosterone across generations.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2423114 Machinima http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Making your own movie using a video game may not be easy, but it sure is fun.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2366295 A modern Queenslander http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Best-selling author John Birmingham invites you into his renovated Brisbane home.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2376727 Beach design http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Mornington Peninsula has served as an experimental laboratory for architects.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2422025 Future homosexuals of America http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

David Sedaris' high school speech therapy class was composed entirely of gay boys.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2340176 A Confederacy of Dunces http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

John Kennedy Toole didn't live to see his only novel become a cult classic.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2354523 Walking the walk http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

A US sports journalist recently swapped his computer for a football.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2376783 All the boys in town http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Rick Grossman was playing bass in The Divinyls when he got hooked on heroin.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2416254 Tackling drugs http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

A football club infamous for substance abuse has embraced a zero tolerance policy.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2441722 Queen of a cultural desert http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Philip Brophy trashes a much loved treasure of Australian cinema.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2345329 Mad about macadamias http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Simon and Maggie feature the native bush nut in two mouth watering-dishes.

]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2373962 Lesbian vs lesbian http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

A battle of the sexes is brewing on the Greek island of Lesbos.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2421288 Broccoli in the bush http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Kids in a remote community are being taught to grow their own vegetables.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2373193 Roller revolution http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

A group of Brisbane women are determined to bring back the lost sport of roller derby.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2362587 Secret history of abortion http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

The criminalisation of abortion led to a dangerous underground industry.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2351988 Swindling the art world http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Han van Meegeren fooled dealers, galleries and Nazis with his 'hideous' Vermeer fakes.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2428788 Berlin Chair http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Holly Throsby covers a You Am I rock ballad for Like a Version on triple j.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2371723 Death of the family dinner http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Do families still sit down together around a table for meals?

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2359386 Queens of crime http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

The 'razor gang wars' in 1920s and '30s Darlinghurst were spurred on by two women.

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2417494 As he was told http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Sir Michael Parkinson recalls the lesson that set him on the road to a media career.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2403410 Suburban sounds http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Paul Kelly's detailed lyrics evoke memories of suburbia.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2415421 Dump the junk http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Oprah Winfrey's de-cluttering expert challenges you to get rid of your useless stuff.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2374277 Pain and paddling http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Nathan Welch dealt with altitude sickness, rapids and drug lords on his Amazon adventure.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2411274 Early birds and night owls http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Our circadian rhythms regulate everything from exercise to cocktail drinking.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2398936 Perfection on a plate http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Maggie and Simon are cooking with some magnificent sea monsters.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2411843 Obama's Challenge http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

The US President-elect will assume power during a time of dire crisis.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2441380 A polyester classic http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Regurgitator strategically changed their sound three singles into their album, Unit.

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 s2423036 Five of the best http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Album of the year contenders range from sophisticated pop to heartbreak soul.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2440367 2008 in review http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Look back on the year through the eyes of ABC foreign correspondents.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2436664 Economic blues http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

A month by month look at the Australian economy in 2008.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2438846 Image is everything http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Fashion obsessed Sophia has spent $1500 on hair extensions and $9000 on a bracelet.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2397102 Racist Disney http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Are racist tendencies in classic cartoons just a symptom of the time they were created?

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2390422 Make your own fun http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Many games now use the label 'sandbox', offering free play in vast virtual worlds.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2390367 Reds in the bed http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

In China, the latest revolution is sexual. Parents still play matchmaker but Gen Y has very different ideas.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 s2367931 Rebuilding Ground Zero http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/

Seven years after 9/11, the World Trade Center site in New York is still a hole in the ground.

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