Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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Give more fat kids gastric bands: study (clone 1265761712)

Give more fat kids gastric bands: study

Australian study finds 10pc of boys, 7pc of girls are obese.

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Opinion

  • Belle Taylor

    January 22, 2010, 4:31 pm
    On Australia Day, it's time to reclaim the flag

    Australia Day next week! People all over Perth are dragging out the esky, hunting around for their flags, perfecting their lamington recipe. It's that day of the year when we've always celebrated being Australian. I remember back to when I was a kid and...

  • Gareth Parker

    February 9, 2010, 3:19 pm
    Some thoughts on TV sport

    CBS, the American TV network which broadcast yesterday's Super Bowl, pays renowned sports broadcaster Jim Nantz US$3.9 million a year to call NFL football, golf and college...

  • Paul Murray

    February 9, 2010, 5:23 pm
    Pragmatic Canada could teach us something

    One of the weirdest things about such a geographically isolated country as Australia is that so many of its residents think we are at the centre of the world, rather than just a small player in global politics. This overinflated sense of importance gets...

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