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Tarnished monster of rock ’n’ roll

Tarnished monster of rock ’n’ roll

All tight black leather trousers, a black leather vest and multiple loops of swinging gold chain, Gary Glitter was rocking on. The 1973 concert at Sydney’s endearingly shabby (even then) Hordern Pavilion was so awful it was almost good, in a stand back and marvel at the spectacle sort of way. And of course the …read more

Stemming a nasty malady

Stemming a nasty malady

As a kid in Sydney, Mohamad ­Dawoud loved playing football. An athletic boy, he started kicking the ball around when he was three years old and it became the passion of his life.

MS stem cell treatment breakthrough in Australian trial

MS stem cell treatment breakthrough in Australian trial

A groundbreaking Australian clinical trial has halted the progression of multiple sclerosis in early-stage patients by using chemotherapy and stem cell transplants, with some of the patients showing marked physical improvement and even abandoning their walking sticks. Published in the prestigious Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, the results of the trial offer hope to …read more