When a disease gets its own berth in the calendar and campaign gimmick you know it has hit a sweet spot in the public mind. SIDS' red nose day in June. Men's health's Movember five months later. Breast cancer's pink … The new kid on the block? Food allergy's ''one in 10'' campaign. In its second year this May, the campaign hopes to raise awareness about food allergies and anaphylaxis - its most severe form - through a week's activities. Comedian Peter Helliar and The Wiggles' Anthony Field are the ambassadors and its gimmick is asking supporters to paint one in 10 of their fingernails - or one in 10 of their painted nails a different colour - to represent the number of children it claims have a food allergy.
Labor MP cool over $20m for film producers
Herald, April 4
Mango to DJs, Miranda in tow
The onslaught of overseas fashion labels continues with the announcement that Spanish high street brand Mango will open in Australia.
Voters will decide fate of super tax shift
Perfect match: au pairs and parents link up on internet
Gillard to defy protocol to mention the possible war
Bayley pleads guilty to Meagher murder
Adrian Ernest Bayley has formally pleaded guilty to murdering Jill Meagher.
Room with a view and a root canal, please
One in five kindy children are likely to struggle
More than one in five Australian kindergarten children is developmentally vulnerable in at least one key area, federal government data reveals.
The real deal?
Can his knack of saying a lot without saying much at all make Tony Abbott the real thing, asks Rocco Fazzari.

