Money
New Child Support pay system a 'shambles', say public servants
It's a 'sh*t show', say public servants. It's going great, says the department.
Welfare changes cost single parents up to $6000
Pension changes by successive governments have hit some of the poorest Australians the hardest, with single-parent families who rely on welfare up to $6000 worse off over the past decade.
11 ways to save on the Sydney Royal Easter Show
It's almost Sydney Royal Easter Show time again. The show, which runs from Thursday, April 6 to Wednesday April 19, is fun for the whole family, but the costs can burn a hole in the pocket.
How the Girl Guides are tackling financial inequality
The Girl Guides are launching a new set of financial literacy programs for girls and young women.
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.
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?
Work
Is the so-called 'mumpreneur' myth over?
Ten years ago practically every mother wanted to start a start-up. Everything's changed.
Determined mum proves you should never give up on a dream
If there is one thing Melissa Gillespie wanted to teach her children it is that they should never give up on their dreams.
Travel
Travelling son tells mum, and 230,000 Insta followers, he's 'fine'
One man's creative way of telling his mum "I'm fine", while he travels the world.
Swimsuit promises to give women the 'dad bod' they never wanted
Behold, the sexy chest swimsuit. "Make the pool boy say WTF," boasts the Beloved Wear website.
Dad shares genius balloon travel hack
From the "I can't believe I didn't think of that" files comes this simple and cheap hack for travelling with kids.
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
Five ways you're ruining your washing machine
If you want your washing machine to last, ask yourself if you do any of the following.
8 common mistakes people make when starting to declutter
No matter what size place you're living in, there's a certain point when 'peak chaos' is reached. Maybe you've been too busy to put things in order, or maybe you've just been procrastinating.
'This was the worst day of our lives': mum's warning after daughter's pool injury
A mum has shared her daughter's nightmare experience in a swimming pool while on holiday in the hope that it will save other families from going through the same thing.
10 tips to help you survive moving interstate with kids
Moving is hard work - throw in a couple of kids and the addition of it being interstate and it's monumental.
Help! I’m drowning in kids’ craft
I really wanted to be the mum that treasured her kids' work. I just didn't realise there would be so bloody much of it.
Lawnmower injuries sending kids to hospital every day
Despite a decline in rates over the past two decades, children are still being seriously injured by lawnmowers, finds a new study.
Technology
Five ways to get your kids to cut their screentime these holidays
Getting kids off screens can feel like a full-time job.
The best reason to leave your smartphone in another room
Turning it off is not enough.
Parents warned of new Snapchat function leaving kids exposed
Parents are being warned a new Snapchat function could put their children at risk, leaving them exposed to predators.
Pets
Schoolgirl writes six page report to convince parents to get a cat
My kids are currently at me to get a dog. And because I've shown weakness in the guise of saying that I love dogs and would love to get a dog some day, now they harangue me on a daily basis.
Are we too clean for our own good? Dogs to the rescue!
There is growing concern we might be too clean for our own good. Dogs to the rescue!
Making Time For Me
'Nap bar' makes parents' dreams come true
A perfect way to spend $20.
Is it a crime to admit you love co-parenting?
After a long period of living unhappily, we dare to reach for happiness for us and for our kids.
Regretting motherhood does not mean you're a bad mother
Women are groomed for motherhood, it shouldn't be a surprise that when they realise how hard it is they question their decision.
Women want to play nice but we have to learn the power of 'No'
There's nothing wrong with being nice. And there is definitely nothing wrong with being liked, but often our desire to be both nice and liked leads to our state of busy.
CSIRO backs fasting and meal replacement shakes in new 'Flexi' Diet
Intermittent fasting and meal replacement shakes are at the core of the new CSIRO diet.
Mother guilt: A woman's work is never done
Guilt, time poverty and contaminated leisure are all the lot of mothers.