Lifestyle
Life & relationships
My boss talks in corporate-speak riddles. Am I obliged to join in?
Making sure people can understand what you’re saying is more important than any corporate jargon, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Latest
Grudges seriously harm our health. Here are four ways to let them go
If you sense it’s time to let go of a grudge, here’s how to go about it.
- by Juli Fraga
Opinion
Sociology
As a visiting Frenchwoman, I find Australian men to be not at all what I expected
Living in Melbourne and working in hospitality, one cultural difference with France was immediately apparent: men’s behaviour towards women.
- by Elyne Le Faou
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Parenting
Twenty minutes is all it takes: The sweet spot where kids’ boredom turns to play
There have never been more ways to keep our kids entertained, but parenting educator Genevieve Muir says the overscheduling of our kids is a problem.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Why seeing our friends in person is the best choice for our health
There are more benefits to seeing, smelling and touching our friends than catching up with them over the phone.
- by Marta Zaraska
Create a contemporary reading nook you’ll want to spend hours in
Everything you need to cosy up with a good book, from a fluoro lamp with a gentle glow to a warm wool throw.
- by Georgie Gordon
Magazine
Sunday Life
The June 2 Edition
In our special winter reading issue, we talk with a slew of great writers. Famed Chilean author Isabel Allende graces our cover and share her success story.
Opinion
Marriage
I’m with Prince William – you don’t need to put a ring on it
Carats don’t always lead to marriages that stick, so why bother with a wedding band? The course of true love surely runs no smoother with bling wrapped around your fourth finger.
- by Claire Heaney
From thrillers to a saucy romance, here are the best can’t-put-down winter reads
When it’s too cold to go outside, curl up with a good book.
- by Georgie Gordon
Opinion
Sunday Life
Where do all the bookish kids go if their school doesn’t have a library?
They need a retreat to the quiet world of imagination sometimes, away from the hurly-burly of the playground.
- by Jane Caro
At 81, Isabel Allende knows how she’d like to die: ‘At home, with warm socks and a dog’
The Chilean writer, who has sold more than 74 million books, has an unlikely new project featuring her rescue dog, Perla.
- by Robyn Doreian