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The June 23 Edition
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The June 23 Edition

With the Olympic Games just a month away, the eyes of the world will be on Paris. We talk to four athletes who will be going for gold with their babies in tow.

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Gallic decor to give your home an easy French feel

Take inspiration from an elegant pied-à-terre filled with classic French furniture and vintage-inspired finds.

  • by Georgie Gordon
I was barely around for my kids. As a Grananny I get a second chance
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I was barely around for my kids. As a Grananny I get a second chance

I’ve worked as a diplomat in war zones across Yugoslavia and the DR Congo but nothing prepared me for how tough and rewarding it would be to care for infants.

  • by Jaque Grinberg
‘I was pregnant when I decided to aim for the Olympics. I wasn’t done yet’

‘I was pregnant when I decided to aim for the Olympics. I wasn’t done yet’

It’s Keesja Gofers’s third time competing at the Olympics, but her first as a mother. She’s not alone in her belief that parenthood has made her a better athlete.

  • by Jane Rocca
Cancer: Get ready to feel confident, vivacious and full of the sort of mischief

Cancer: Get ready to feel confident, vivacious and full of the sort of mischief

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned astrologer, Hedy Damari.

  • by Hedy Damari
How to spend a perfect weekend in Paris according to six tastemakers

How to spend a perfect weekend in Paris according to six tastemakers

From homeware stores to old-fashioned bistros, we asked some high-profile Australians to share their Parisian haunts.

  • by Jane Rocca
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Beyond Paris: the French cities having their moment in the spotlight

Beyond Paris: the French cities having their moment in the spotlight

The capital may be basking in its Olympic glory but some of France’s most inviting cities are crashing the party.

  • by Ute Junker
‘I was thrust into the spotlight’: Life as Australia’s second-fastest man

‘I was thrust into the spotlight’: Life as Australia’s second-fastest man

“That made me feel quite uncomfortable,” says athlete Rohan Browning on the attention he received after the Tokyo Olympics.

  • by Jane Rocca
I thought the human body was beautiful, then I went to the chemist
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I thought the human body was beautiful, then I went to the chemist

I’ve suddenly seen the local pharmacy for what it is: a house of pain.

  • by Richard Glover
‘How has this become a thing?’: Navigating sex after divorce

‘How has this become a thing?’: Navigating sex after divorce

Grey divorce is on the rise, with an increasing number of divorcees dating again, sometimes after decades of being out of the game.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger
It’s not selfish not to want kids. It’s selfish to have them
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Parenting

It’s not selfish not to want kids. It’s selfish to have them

I’ve had three babies and none were born of an act of altruism. Every time I had a child I did so for me.

  • by Kerri Sackville