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United States President Barack Obama used his third State of the Union Address to focus on what will most likely be the staple of his 2012 election campaign: economic equality.

Following the economic catastrophe that was 2011 (further destabilisation of the US dollar, and remember those ‘Occupy’ protests?), Mr Obama’s address focused on rebuilding the economy and ensuring the economic safety of the middle class.

“As long as I'm President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. But I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I...

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During the Australian summer most of us take some time off work to concentrate on the art of relaxation. Most of us.

Not Cheryl Bart. The Chair of the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) spent the beginning of January undertaking grueling exercise and fundraising, under the constant risk of dehydration and frostbite, surrounded by about 150km of nothing but white.

While most holidaymakers were more preoccupied with the sting of sunburn than work, Ms Bart arrived in Punta Arenas on the southern tip of Chile, ready to tackle a 150km cross-country ski across the polar plateau to the South Pole...

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Yuendumu sits on the hot, windy and dusty southern cusp of the Tanami Desert, 300km north-west of Alice Springs, where the best escape from the summer heat is the local pool.

The Yuendumu Community Pool was established late in 2008 on the back of community donations and government funding, but is constantly fighting to collect enough donations and funding to keep it running throughout the hot summers.

Money donated to the Yuendumu Community Pool is used to help pay...

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