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Tragedy
Let’s honour these four lost children – and grieving mothers everywhere
Oatlands Golf Course has rejected a request for a memorial to the three Abdallah children and their cousin who were killed there. It’s not just a blow for the families, but for all grieving mothers.
- by Helen Pitt
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Sunday Life
The mixed emotions of watching my daughter reach adolescence
While I am full of joy at the privilege of seeing my baby’s precious becoming, I’m also a blubbery mess.
- by Jo Stanley
‘My first love’: Letters from four prominent Australians to their mothers
In honour of Mother’s Day, Jacqui Lambie, Christie Whelan Browne, Sunny Leunig and Turia Pitt write honest – and humorous – letters for their mums.
- by Jacqui Lambie, Turia Pitt, Christie Whelan Browne and Sunny Leunig
Bittersweet Mother’s Day reunions for Australians returning from India
Hundreds of Australians who made it on the last flights out of India have left hotel quarantine just in time for Mother’s Day.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Motherhood
Call for parental leave changes to ease burden for mums of premmie babies
Mothers of preterm babies have higher out-of-pocket health costs, spend longer out of the workforce and earn less money for up to five years.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Your Weekly Horoscope for May 9-16
Free weekly horoscope for each star sign from renowned astrologer Hedy Damari. Forecasts for the week ahead in life, love and career.
- by Hedy Damari
The many faces of grandma daycare
New research reveals the extent to which grandmothers are Australia’s hidden childcare workforce.
- by Jenna Price
How two Melbourne apartments transformed into one award-winning home
Architecture and design writer Stephen Crafti brought two dated homes together to form one impressive designer abode.
- by Heather Nette King
Your Daily Horoscope for Saturday, May 8
Free daily horoscope for each star sign from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari. Forecasts for the day ahead in life, love and career.
- by Hedy Damari
To my one-year-old daughter, born at the right time
You are the wisest person I’ve ever met precisely because you came when you did. You were filled with joy even as the adults around you stressed away your first year.
- by Amelia Lester
Opinion
Richard Glover
Whatchamacall a mother’s love? The dog seems to know
From thingamajig to dooverlackie, decoding the mysterious sayings of adults is still no easy task.
- by Richard Glover