Rarely seen items from the National Library of Australia’s Ballets Russes collection, the largest of its kind in Australia, will go on show at the National Library in Canberra from Thursday 9 April. This special collection-in-focus features more than 100 items and concentrates on three themes: the artists who created the Ballets Russes and its…Read More

Known around the world as the ‘Guru of Joy’, His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has arrived for the Sydney leg of his Health and Happiness world tour, which has been providing the perfect antidote to the global financial crisis. Through his stress-relieving, joy-enhancing teachings and practices, 3 times Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sri Sri…Read More

With so much media attention devoted to crime and violence in our society, 95.5% of us would like to hear more positive stories and here they are! Social Researcher Mark McCrindle discusses the research on altruism and kindness in 21st Century Australia. This research focused on acts of kindness and set out to ascertain Australians’…Read More

As a heart friendly and nutrient rich food, cranberries may help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Recent studies have shown that cranberries contain a high amount of antioxidant and inflammatory inhibition properties that may protect against heart disease. Heart disease is our nation’s greatest health concern, killing one Australian every 10 minutes,…Read More

The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman has released its annual State of the Health Funds Report, providing information on the comparative performance and service delivery of private health insurance funds in Australia. The report, which covers the time period 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008, revealed an increase in private health cover of 1.2% and…Read More