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April 2008

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cover story

Bill Shorten: Our new man in Canberra.

Features

James Bishop: 12 good things about having a mental illness

Elderly Australians with malnutrition - the shocking figures

Low expectations and long waiting lists damning school leavers with disabilities

Negotiating university - Roger Trowbridge’s revealing and sensitive account of a blind pupil.

How to get kids with cystic fibrosis to eat lots more

stuttering - overt & covert

Palliative care is for the dying and their families

The interminable noise of tinnitus

Samantha Jenkinson explains what advocates actually do

Contrary to popular belief, 90% of young people in nursing homes are fully aware of their circumstances and three quarters do not want to live in a nursing home

After the crash: living with permanent injuries

Part 2 of Simi Linton’s engrossing story of how she became a paraplegic

Deafblind trekkers on the Bibbulman Track

Regulars

Christopher Newell: Profiting from talking tragedy

Robbi Williams on a flash new library touted as accessible

Humour

Strewth! Overseas doctors learn the lingo

Bears get arthritis too

Singing for Australia – delusions of the tone deaf

Peter Coulter on the antics of cranky Yankies

PLUS...

Medical & scientific breakthroughs, news, hints & more!