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The article discusses the problems in the anti-doping policies in Australian sports, focusing on the doping cases of athletes including tennis player Maria Sharapova, and mentions that anti-doping regulations needs to be changed in order to avoid the punishments of innocent athletes.

This paper describes some of the basic questioning techniques employed in contemporary tape recorded interviews of suspects in criminal investigations. First it shows how detectives attempt to question for information and/or confessions. Two basic questioning strategies are identified, in which the aim is either to gather information or a confession. The implications of each strategy are discussed, for example, certain confession oriented strategies may invite defences based on the suggestibility of the suspect. The second part of the paper shows how detectives cope with suspects who use their right of silence. Five distinct strategies are identified, ranging from avoidance, where officers terminate questioning immediately after silence is encountered, to rationalization, where officers argue directly against the use of silence in interviews. The questioning techniques are discussed in relation to the need for officers to receive training in interviewing skills.

The article discusses research which investigated doping among young athletes in Australia. Topics explored include the way young people regard elite athletes as role models despite their association to doping, the administration of annual surveys to young athletes about their views into doping-related issues, the use of sports supplements by athletes that admitted to doping, and the necessity of implementing stricter anti-doping regulations.