Signs of the Times

October 2004

Trackside With Peter Brock

He’s unaffected by his fame and success, and on or off the track he remains a gentleman. Get up close and personal as a photographer with HDT, Glenis Lindley gets to know the real Peter Brock. He’s the same nice guy that we all know.

Coping With Addictions

Addictive behaviours are not normal or ordinary; they’re often compulsive and self-destructive. Gary Hopkins, a respected doctor and medical researcher, tells how to recognise signs of addiction in yourself or someone you love.

Created in His Image

God created humankind to be something more than what it is. So what was that, and what are its implications? Graeme Loftus explains.

The Possum Express

Sometimes problems need more than aesthetic solutions, as our online editor Scott Wegener found out.

Staying Happy After the Wedding

Before the bliss of the wedding day wears off, begin practising these simple remedies to realities.

A Choice of Faith

Intrigued by the little white chapel in a Hyderabad back street, Muslim born Basharat Masih just had to go in—his life was to never be the same again.

The Beauty That Endures

Our society emphasises physical beauty, with most unfortunate consequences.

The Tattered Flag

A flag symbolises much more than states and nationhood.

A Lost Civilisation

Archaeologist David Down takes you on a tour of the buried Hittite civilisation—once denied by historians—until the spade proved it existed.

Growing Security

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has classified Mongolia as a low-income, food-deficit country. ADRA’s vegetable-growing cooperatives are allowing families to reap the benefits of improved food security and nutrition and, as a result, improved health.

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Sydney renaming streets after characters from the Lord of the Rings, a Melbourne kindy painting selling for $75,000, police give a rabbit CPR and more. . .