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  • Miranda and The Tempest, John William Waterhouse

    My wife obsessively consumes US news. She’s so stressed but can’t turn off. What should I do?

    Instead of asking her to step away from her distress, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, could you suggest she channel it into action?
  • 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

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

    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

  • Rebecca Shaw

    Margot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here’s why

    Rebecca Shaw
    I don’t flip a table every time this happens – but I actually do mind when it’s the default decision with no discussion
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • Illustration of beige high-heeled sandal rests on a crumpled red sports flag on the ground

    You be the judge: should my girlfriend let me hang my football calendar in her flat?

    Kitty is buying a flat and Henry is moving in with her, but they’re already having decor disagreements. You decide who needs to get over their hang-ups?
  • Older couple arguing

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

  • 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?

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