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 Living with AutismWatch part one Watch part two More Australian children will be diagnosed with autism this year than diabetes, cancer and AIDS combined. The figures are alarming, with around 1 in 160 (or 125,000 individuals) living with the behavioural disorder. What's more concerning is that other than genetics, there is still no known cause, and no cures. There is little respite or hope for parents and carers who literally devote their lives to looking after their autistic children. Even after they grow up to be adults . more Interview: Wayne Swan Watch our report Laurie Oakes will be talking to Treasurer Wayne Swan about his first Federal budget which he'll be handing down this week. more Bloodline... Elizabeth Vargas from ABC America looks at a new documentary which adds another twist to the tale exploited so successfully by Dan Brown in his novel the Da Vinci Code - the legend of a "bloodline" from Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. In Southern France, a British film maker and an amateur archaeologist uncover a series of intriguing artefacts, one of which could be the fabled "cup of Christ" or Holy Grail. more John Stewart CEO NAB Watch our report Sunday finance editor, Ross Greenwood talks to the CEO of the National Australia Bank, John Stewart about the upcoming federal budget, why the banks are putting up interest rates beyond the offical rate and how they plan to respond if inflation takes off. more Film: Nell Schofield previews Sharkwater and Then She Found Me Watch our report It's a cruel irony that the one creature we fear the most is the one we can't live without. And yet in the past three decades we've managed to reduced its population by 90%. This is just one of many startling statistics presented in a new documentary that is destined to change the way we feel about sharks. more |
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