Fathers battle to save flexible work hours
For eight years, the Zammit twins arrived at work an hour early so they could be home in time to pick their children up from school – freeing their working wives to get them off to school.
Money
Why a four day working week is a great idea for parents
How would a four-day working week, or other flexible work offerings, benefit your family?
How butchers and greengrocers are short-changing shoppers
A new report reveals that many businesses are inaccurately measuring and labelling their products, such as meat, precious stones and bread.
It's worth working even when the juggle is a struggle
Everyone should think about why they work, and whether their job is meeting their needs.
Could we use pocket money to encourage kids towards a creative life?
We pay our children pocket money to teach them about money and foster their increasing independence, and there is more than one way to do this.
5 cash-free Tooth Fairy ideas that won't disappoint
The Tooth Fairy is awesome. She's this gorgeous little flying creature who takes away hideous rejected body parts and replaces them with cold hard cash. If I didn't have to touch those creepy teeth myself, I'd think she was perfect.
Work
Quitting my job made me feel like a failed feminist
When Lauren Sams finally quit a job that made her unhappy, she felt relieved. But she also felt like a failure.
Mums are embracing Uber as a career option
The flexible working hours make it a family-friendly job
Travel
Star Wars fans rejoice! Disney is building life-sized AT-ATs for ride
Star Wars fans, hold onto your hats.
'We're spending our life savings on a family trip of a lifetime'
In less than a week's time our family of five is setting off on a big adventure.
Nine ways to make travel with your teen fun
The low point of the trip wasn't when my husband, Andrew, and I hiked into the Grand Canyon without our teens, because Solomon and Celia opted to stay behind in our tiny cabin. As insane as it seemed for them to miss their chance to explore the most spectacular natural phenomenon our country has to offer, that morning, we chose to let it go.
Road Trips
Australia's 'big things'
You've heard of The Big Banana, and the Big Pineapple? Here are a few more of the famous and not so famous big things around Australia.
Three kids, a cool car and a blue tree: our staycation to western Sydney
When you're in the thick of the weekly routine, a weekend away with the family can abstractly seem heavenly. Getting out of the inner city, breathing some different air and traipsing unfamiliar ground sounds so awesome you spend your weekdays dreaming about doing it.
Home
'There were flames': Melbourne schoolgirl suffers burns to her leg after phone explodes in lap
A Melbourne schoolgirl has second degree burns to her thigh after the battery inside her Samsung Galaxy S4 phone exploded while she was on her way to school on Friday morning.
Sorry neat-freaks: These are the clean rules for normal people
First thing to know, there are only three areas that you need to worry about.
Korea expert speaks after his kids crashed BBC interview
On Friday night, university professor Robert Kelly switched off his phone, turned his Facebook and Twitter notifications off and made sure he didn't go anywhere near YouTube or Reddit.
Mum details unthinkable experience with a towel her kid used
Mum Meredith Masony has spoken about the poo experience of our nightmares.
Mum's hilarious video on how to fake a perfect life on social media goes viral
Struggling to keep up with the perfect "Insta-mums" whose homes look as though they've been lifted from the latest edition of Vogue? Are you not quite Masterchef material when it comes to the kitchen? Kids not looking Facebook ready?
Mum and son set up 'blessing box' to help people in need
A Kansas woman and her son have garnered international attention after they set up a 'blessing box' in their front yard.
Technology
The phone bill price that shocks Australians the most
A recent survey has found Australians have a high tolerance for mobile bill shock.
Mother of murdered teen Carly Ryan still fighting online predators
It's hard to know how many lives Carly Ryan has saved, how many childhoods she has kept intact.
Six hours a day screen-time is OK for teens, new study finds
If you're worried about the amount of time your adolescent spends glued to their screens then take heart - new research suggests that teens are "resilient" to screen consumption for up to six hours daily.
Pets
11 questions your kids might ask about THAT giant chicken
They have the questions, we have the answers!
Teen replaces sister's goldfish with carrots and she's none the wiser
The Twittersphere is in suspense waiting for her to realise her fish aren't what they used to be.
Making Time For Me
Mum's 'before and after' photos are all of us following a big night out
We don't bounce back from those hangovers very quickly either, Donna....
No glass needed - now your Prosecco comes in nail polish form
It's the new way to consume a tipple of your favourite beverage.
People with breasts, rejoice: science says stop washing your bras all the time
If you're one of the three women in Australia who actually washes her bras after every wear, you're going to want to pay attention to this story – you're about to be liberated. For the rest of us, we have vindication at last!
Disney princess bikinis are a thing - and I'm confused
Sexualised children's characters, playful costumes, feminism. Yeah I'm conflicted.
The sign that will finally get you some peace in the bathroom
Every parent knows that showers are no longer an opportunity for privacy and a few moments of peace once those kids come along.
Are we pushing our friends away with pictures of our kids on Facebook?
Would you go into someone's house and tell them you don't like that they have too many pics of their kids on the wall? Social media is no different.