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  • Why Georgie Dent’s viral speech hit a nerve with Australian working parents – Full Story podcast

    Reged Ahmad speaks with Georgie Dent, the CEO of advocacy group The Parenthood, to unpack why raising children has become an impossible mathematical equation and how policy reform can fix it
    Video20:49
  • A woman wearing a white top with blue diagonal stripes on the bottom right hand side and a blue cotton jacket looks to her right

    A moment that changed me: My mother fell off a mountain – and my life began again

  • woman packing suitcase

    When it’s time for your guests to leave

  • composite image of woman with a laundry basket looking fed up and a man holding up a toddler

    ‘Whose job is it to empty the dishwasher?’ Experts on the conversations every couple needs to have

  • Woman sorting clothes from her sons closet for donationWoman sorting clothes from her son's closet for donation

    The pain of letting go of a loved one’s belongings

  • Close-up of a young person's hands gently clasping an elderly person's hands

    As my husband’s carer, I sometimes need a break – finding respite care in Australia shouldn’t be this difficult

    Robyn Ayres
    Arranging a short stay for my husband in an aged care facility shouldn’t take dozens of calls, emails and an interstate operation involving friends
  • Photo of stressed out young mother sipping on a cup of coffee on her messy bed while her three daughters are jumping around her.

    Being a working parent is a logistical nightmare. Imagine if school holidays were something we looked forward to

    Emily Mulligan
  • Natalie Morris

    Play School is back – and with it the promise of TV I’m actually happy for my toddler to watch

    Natalie Morris
  • Polly Hudson

    Is your kid off to a sleepover? Don’t forget the secret codeword

    Polly Hudson
  • Emma Beddington

    My holiday was full of tantrums and hangry meltdowns. And it wasn’t the kids who were to blame

    Emma Beddington
  • An illustration of two people from side profile shouting at each other

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My husband never stops working, but he won’t discuss it. Should I leave him?

  • Miklos and Minnie, on a blind date, stand back to back glancing at each otherMiklos & Minnie

    Blind date
    Blind date: ‘I do wish I hadn’t stepped on that dog – but she assured me it was OK’

  • Illustration of a couple embracing and about to kiss against an orange background

    This is how we do it
    This is how we do it: ‘As a sexual abuse survivor, I’ve had to relearn how to have healthy sex’

  • 1. Anthony Nocer and Billy Holland - at Dinner in Adelaide - 2026

    The moment I knew
    The moment I knew: My late fiance’s favourite song was playing – and Billy said ‘Jamie’s here, isn’t that nice?’

Love & sex

  • Older couple arguing

    Unfair method of splitting pensions can add to the pain of divorce

    Letters: Richard Nobbs draws attention to fundamental flaw in way pension assets are split on divorce and calls on Labour to act
  • A young couple is sitting and holding each other on a park bench in autumnG1YCFA A young couple is sitting and holding each other on a park bench in autumn

    Tell us: are you aged 18-29 and never had a romantic relationship?

  • Three cartoon cupids in tracksuits including one with a loudspeaker hover above a couple dining at a restaurant table

    Game, set … match? Can a dating coach help you win at love?

  • A couple arguing in the street

    Unhappy couples staying put due to cost of living crisis, say divorce lawyers

  • Cartoon of a female hand cheekily pulling open the rope belt of a monk with hands folded in prayer

    This is how we do it: ‘As a Catholic monk, I was celibate. But sex with Orla feels so natural’

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