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Confronting story highlights challenge awaiting us all

Confronting story highlights challenge awaiting us all

Most seniors today are living to an age beyond when their parents survived. This means that they are effectively living without a map, through two decades when previous generations were in a nursing home or dead.

  • by Neil Jeyasingam

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Why it's time to revive the art of hygge
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Why it's time to revive the art of hygge

How can we implement hygge across all areas of our lives? Jo Hartley finds out.

  • by Jo Hartley
My day on a plate: Vanda Serrador
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My day on a plate: Vanda Serrador

Facialist and body-care expert at The Body Shop, Vanda Serrador, 42, shares her day on a plate.

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Inquest reveals hidden scourge of opiate deaths
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Inquest reveals hidden scourge of opiate deaths

The deaths of six people at the centre of an inquest have highlighted the growing tragedy of a hidden drug problem in Australia.

  • by Angus Thompson
'Gamechanger': Jamie Oliver urges Australia to follow London's junk food ad ban
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'Gamechanger': Jamie Oliver urges Australia to follow London's junk food ad ban

Jamie Oliver says London's radical plan should be replicated in Australia.

  • by Latika Bourke
Does your child hate brushing their teeth? This podcast may help
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Does your child hate brushing their teeth? This podcast may help

Chompers is a podcast that aims to help children brush their teeth, believe it or not, for longer.

  • by Anne Hyland
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Get outside. You can reap the benefits in less time than you think
Health

Get outside. You can reap the benefits in less time than you think

The benefits extend beyond fitness and fresh air.

  • by Megan Holbeck
Is the 'five second' rule safe?
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Is the 'five second' rule safe?

There are many rules in food safety lore, some that have a basis in fact, and some that are purely grounded in convenience.

  • by Cathy Moir
Budget is 'ruthless' towards Australia's most vulnerable
Federal budget

Budget is 'ruthless' towards Australia's most vulnerable

Experts warn the budget will mean low income earners will end up in hospitals, prisons and mental health facilities; when all they need is a home.

  • by Roqayah Chamseddine
'I couldn't show weakness': Stabbed 11 times, this trainee doctor worked on
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'I couldn't show weakness': Stabbed 11 times, this trainee doctor worked on

Dr Angela Jay was viciously stabbed by her ex-boyfriend, who was about to burn her to death. Just weeks later she returned to work.

  • by Julie Power
Antidepressants are an 'under-treatment': US expert
Mental health

Antidepressants are an 'under-treatment': US expert

Australians are the second-highest users of antidepressants in the world. But are antidepressants doing enough in the battle against mental illness?

  • by Mary Ward