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Sculptural work by Xu Zhen, one of China’s most significant artists, at Canberra's National Gallery. Source: Ian Smith

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‘Canberra’s National Gallery is still full of surprises’

The work of Xu Zhen and the many artists featured in the exhibition 'Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now' made a great impression on Ian Smith during a recent visit to the gallery.

Written byIan Smith

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‘The happy tale of how I met my sweet assistance dog’

‘The happy tale of how I met my sweet assistance dog’

Coda came into Gay's life in quite a roundabout way, but both have clearly flourished since.

Written byGay MacDonald

Best friends forever. Source: Getty (please note models posed for photo)

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‘Trump’s out but America’s deep divide remains for all to see’

‘Trump’s out but America’s deep divide remains for all to see’

Rod recalls and compares the last contentious US inauguration, in 1933, and considers where the future might take America.

Written byRod Wise

Donald Trump is the first US president in more than 150 years to refuse to attend the inauguration. Source: Getty

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‘The greatest computer of all? The human brain’

‘The greatest computer of all? The human brain’

Brian marvels at the intricacies of the organ we too often take for granted.

Written byBrian Lee

The human brain never stops working - requiring only a good supply of blood to do its many jobs. Source: Getty

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‘The Jetsons: Are we there yet?’

‘The Jetsons: Are we there yet?’

Julie compares the cartoon's predictions of life in the 21st century to how it's really going.

Written byJulie Grenness

'The Jetsons' was a spinoff of 'The Flintstones'. Source: Getty

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‘The day I narrowly escaped the booze bus after the Melbourne Cup’

‘The day I narrowly escaped the booze bus after the Melbourne Cup’

Brian almost learnt one lesson the hard way after his first time at the Flemington Racecourse carpark.

Written byBrian Lee

Racegoers enjoying a champagne breakfast in the members' carpark during the 2009 Melbourne Cup Day, at Flemington Racecourse. Source: Getty

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‘Snobbery or good manners? I remember etiquette training as a young girl’

‘Snobbery or good manners? I remember etiquette training as a young girl’

“Children should be seen and not heard,” our Nana always stated.

Written byJulie Grenness

Etiquette training was the norm for many children in the 1950s and '60s. Source: Getty

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‘Beaches and cricket: Our Caribbean cruise finale’

‘Beaches and cricket: Our Caribbean cruise finale’

Antigua and St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands were the last stops on Liz's idyllic voyage.

Written byLiz Sier

The capital of Charlotte Amalie was named in honour of Denmark's Queen. Source: Liz Sier

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‘Songs from school days take me back and leave me bemused’

‘Songs from school days take me back and leave me bemused’

Debra Trayler recalls the peculiar old foreign tunes children were made to learn and perform in primary school in Australia in the mid-1960s.

Written byDebra Trayler

Looking back, the songs we were taught in primary school were highly irrelevant to our lives in suburban Australia in the 1960s. Source: Getty (models posed for photo)

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‘Things change… Especially over 4.5 billion years’

‘Things change… Especially over 4.5 billion years’

Brian Lee reflects on the Earth's immense age and the effect time has had on the natural world around us.

Written byBrian Lee

Fossil rock captured at sunset, in a desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Source: Getty