Beijing 2008

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Relatives grieve as Spanair crash probe begins

Updated: 21 August 2008. 21:24:09 (AEST)

Grieving relatives and medical staff are trying to identify the badly burned bodies of victims of the Spanair crash in which 153 people were killed. >more

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TV

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Wednesday Night on ABC1

Wednesday 8.00pm

The New Inventors at 8.00pm followed by Spicks and Specks at 8.30pm.

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Best of abc.net.au – Our picks of unmissable content

The impossible modernist

Untitled, 1992, by Emily Kame Kngwarreye (nma.gov.au: Viscopy)

One of the world's major artists, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, is being celebrated in Japan.

Teaching men to shop

Pin-up girl (imanwoods.com)

Pin-up girls were used to educate postwar men in the pleasures of shopping.

Chilli jam

Tanah Mergege rehearsing (ABC Darwin)

Together, Indigenous and Indonesian musicians create a beautiful mix of ancient traditions.

Happy turtles

File photo: Turtle swimming (Getty Creative Images)

The Smart Hook System makes long line fishing safer for seabirds and turtles.

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Unleashed: Candid opinion and response

Poll: Do you support rural guest workers from the Pacific? Vote Now

The unfortunate 'Bill' captured by the Google Street View camera

Watching them watching us

Helen Razer wonders if Google's street view invasion of our privacy is the price we pay for uploading our lives. >more

Immortal Technique

Settling Accounts

Latin American rage reaches the US via Immortal Technique. >more

Surfing

Through a tube darkly

Andy Martin on the intimate links between surfing, film and narcissism. >more

The University of Sydney Quadrangle

Alma matters

Trevor Cook reflects on changes in Australian higher education 25 years on. >more

ABC fora: More interesting debates & commentary

Kids & Parenting

VideoChat

Blue Water High VideoChat

Watch the highlights from the live VideoCast with the actors of Blue Water High in the studio. Did your questions get answered? > more

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Grandstand

Usain Bolt

Beijing 2008: Broadcast Highlights - Day 14

Usain Bolt will look to add to his gold medal haul when he joins his Jamaican team-mates in the final of the men's 4x100 metres relay on day 14 of the Beijing Olympics. > more

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Health  |  Science

Catchment Detox

Play Catchment Detox

National Science Week Project Are you up for the challenge? Play the game to see if you can repair a damaged river catchment and create a sustainable and thriving economy. You could even win a trip to the Kimberley!> more 'Play Catchment Detox'

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Featured Site

Beijing Olympics

ABC Olympics coverage

Visit the ABC's Beijing Olympics site for comprehensive coverage of the Games including latest news, features, athlete profiles, video, audio, schedules, trivia, games, blogs and much more. >more

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