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Roy EcclestonFreelance journalist

Roy has worked for The Advertiser, The Courier-Mail, The Age, The Australian and The Bulletin; and written for Time magazine and The Times of London. He has covered two Olympic Games, worked for five years in the federal press gallery, and from 2000-2005 was The Australian’s Washington correspondent.

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14/3/2019 QWeekend magazine. Anna Meares OAM, widely regarded as the greatest Australian cyclist of all time, at the Botanical Gardens in Adelaide. Picture MATT TURNER.

Top tips for girls from Mem Fox to Erin Phillips

From Crows captain Erin Phillips to beloved author Mem Fox, these are some of Australia’s most accomplished women — and they’ve shared their secrets for women to succeed in the 21st century.

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SA couple make biggest donation in Australian art history

The Art Gallery of South Australia is set to receive the biggest bequest in Australian history — but who were Adelaide couple James and Diana Ramsay? And what drove their desire to give?

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SA’s forgotten King of the West End

Possibly the illegitimate son of a premier and infamously imprisoned for sodomy, Bert Edwards forged his own controversial path as an MP, businessman and gay legend.

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SA Weekend. University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Rathjen AO, with Children's University Australia students Molly 11 and Miller 9 Scott in Bonython Hall. Picture: Brad Fleet

How to save SA according to Peter Rathjen

Shorter degrees, more students … and lots of coffee. Vice-Chancellor Peter Rathjen wants Adelaide University to save South Australia — in an exclusive SA Weekend profile, he explains how.

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A general view of The University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Adelaide Uni’s radical six-month degree plan

The number of South Australians with degrees must rise to at least 50 per cent, Adelaide University boss Peter Rathjen says — this is his radical blueprint to get there.

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TO HOLD - NO INTERNET UNTIL PUBLICATION - SUNDAY MAIL.Working Dogs - Police - Jax the German Shepherd ready for work. Picture SARAH REED

Floki, Lloyd and now Jax: A journey to SA Police

It’s been a long journey, with many new people and a few different names for Jax the german shepherd — the dog must have wondered if he would ever find a home. But then fate took a hand.

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Last call Quentin made to his mum

A year after actor, author, broadcaster and Adelaide City Council candidate Quentin Kenihan died, his mother Kerry reflects on her son’s struggles, achievements – and one last poignant phone call.

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12/6/18 Prof Paton has developed a vaccine that would protect against infection from all pneumococcus - the bacteria responsible for most secondary infection deaths from flu and the cause of most antibiotic prescription. Picture MATT TURNER

Secret killer hiding in the flu virus

Millions of people who die with the flu aren’t killed by the virus. Instead it’s a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ bacteria. But in a revolutionary breakthrough, SA scientists are about to begin human trials on a vaccine that will wipe out this secret killer forever.

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Chimp’s quest to become human

When baby chimpanzee Julius was rejected by his tribe, he found a new family — but can a chimp really fit into human lives?

Our state through the eyes of an Adelaide flasher

Vic Grimmett spent decades photographing the great state of SA. Now the State Library has a special exhibition of his subjects — from Maggie Tabberer to Don Dunstan.

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