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IKEA hacks for the nursery and kids' rooms
Are you one of those that know the whole IKEA catalogue by heart? Love their stuff but want to personalise it? Here's some inspiration to help you realise the potential of IKEA furniture and fittings.
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Tin can craft and DIY ideas
Wondering what you can do with empty formula cans or other tins you've got ready for the recycling? View our gallery of a range of ideas.
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Neighbours no longer friends
Almost half of Australians don't know their next-door neighbours.
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Ikea US is recalling these drawers, so why aren't we?
Ikea Australia will not be recalling a popular chest of drawers, despite a recall taking place in the US.
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'How can you put up with them?'
Maira Murray is used to getting strange looks from people when she tells them she lives with her in-laws.
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Chinese buying Weet-Bix for up to $50 a box
A black market has emerged in China for one of our most beloved breakfast foods - Weet-Bix.
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10 habits of people who used to have a clean home (but now have a toddler)
You put things away where they belong ... and then laugh maniacally, because you know as well as I do that they won't be there when you need them.
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I've had a change of heart - and now I'm a proud stay-at-home mum
Equality doesn't mean that we have to do exactly the same, but that we have the option.
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Ikea recalls safety gates due to injury risk
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is recalling children's safety gates because the locking mechanism is unreliable and may result in injury to children.
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We're too clean for our own good
It's clearly time to re-evaluate our perspective on germs.
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How this dog is fighting the war on child pornography
The dogs are a new phenomenon in the world of canine detection.
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Who would fake a tragedy on Facebook for attention? These people
The many followers of their story soon discovered that the family didn't exist.
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Babies put at risk by unsafe cots, strollers
Online Dealz fined $100,000 for selling mislabelled, unsafe baby and toddler products.
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