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By cancelling Mother’s Day, this school is so inclusive it excludes mums

By cancelling Mother’s Day, this school is so inclusive it excludes mums

Hunter Valley Grammar School has cancelled its Mother’s Day gift stall for children in K-6 and replaced it with a “Family Gift Stall”.

  • by Brad Emery

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12 highly giftable cookbooks for every type of cook

12 highly giftable cookbooks for every type of cook

From Seoul to Istanbul, Italy to the Philippines, these are the best kitchen tomes.

  • by Georgie Gordon
Mums, learn to put yourself first for once in your life

Mums, learn to put yourself first for once in your life

“Motherhood is as easy as climbing Everest in high heels and hotpants, carrying a disco ball.”

  • by Kathy Lette
How do you know if you were ‘raised right’? I’ve always felt like I’m missing something
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Parenting

How do you know if you were ‘raised right’? I’ve always felt like I’m missing something

To be brought up with money, power, beauty and status are advantages few of us are lucky to have. But to be “raised right” is a scarcer, more valuable privilege.

  • by Wendy Syfret
What I wish I’d known about suicide before my son died

What I wish I’d known about suicide before my son died

He’d come to me and said: “Hey Dad, I’ve made a mistake.” My son was the victim of sextortion.

  • by Wayne Holdsworth
‘Dad kicked me out and sent me back to my mother’: Martha Wainwright

‘Dad kicked me out and sent me back to my mother’: Martha Wainwright

The Canadian musician opens up about the men in her life, including her father Loudon and brother Rufus.

  • by Jane Rocca
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How do I manage my poorly performing employee, who has ADHD?

How do I manage my poorly performing employee, who has ADHD?

This is a complex issue but one you will be able to navigate with expert advice and compassion, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • by Kirstin Ferguson
Not all men abuse women. But is this how it starts?
Opinion
Sexism

Not all men abuse women. But is this how it starts?

If you don’t understand the journey from deeming someone “unrapable” to perpetrating abuse, you don’t understand what happens to women in this nation of ours.

  • by Jenna Price
Kids’ sport would be so much better without the parents. #prayforrain

Kids’ sport would be so much better without the parents. #prayforrain

The weather was awful, but anyone “lucky” enough to watch their kids play sport on the weekend would have rubbed shoulders with a familiar cast of characters.

  • by Michelle Cazzulino
Not in my name or His: The wilful damage all in the name of faith
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Religion

Not in my name or His: The wilful damage all in the name of faith

In his life and teaching, Jesus was far more interested in how people treated each other than in setting up institutional loyalty.

  • by Julie Perrin
The May 5 Edition
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Sunday Life

The May 5 Edition

Cyndi Lauper graces our cover and shares some special moments from her extraordinary 40-plus year career, and reveals she is far from ready to take a back seat.

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