Lifestyle
Life & relationships
Opinion
Friendship
Should I let my girlfriend’s husband kiss me on the lips?
The etiquette of kissing today is unclear and not just because of COVID. Even before the pandemic, whom, when and where to kiss has been a landmine of doubting pouters.
- by Jo Stubbings
Latest
This author crossed paths with Princess Diana three times. It inspired a novel
Wendy Holden’s encounters with the beloved royal prompted her to write a fictionalised retelling of her young life.
- by Wendy Holden
Before Wendy Harmer agreed to marry her partner, there was one obstacle he had to clear
“So many men didn’t want to take me out for breakfast after I’d eaten them alive for dinner.”
- by Wendy Harmer
Opinion
Careers
‘Career or baby’: Why women in the tech sector still face an impossible choice
The very thing that makes the tech and start-up industries so appealing are also the things that can make it an incredibly difficult industry to start a family in.
- by Michelle Battersby
The big boss is guilt-tripping me for resigning and I feel awful
Bad leaders often wait until it’s too late to realise they need to do more to keep good people, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Is Halloween too scary for my child, or am I a helicopter parent?
The witches and clowns on front lawns are now too much for my five-year-old. When did abject horror become OK for littlies?
- by Nick Dent
Opinion
Gender equality
Why we urgently needed a list of the hottest women in Infrastructure
Even if the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce is funded to the max, the frank and fearless young men of the public service remind us we’ve still got problems.
- by Jenna Price
Halloween has a waste problem: Here’s how to make it more sustainable
Australians are expected to spend $490 million this Halloween, a 14 per cent increase from last year’s spending.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
Philosophy
‘New nihilism’: How Gen Z is embracing a life of futility and meaninglessness
Rather than joining a push towards individualist thinking that’s always asking, “What’s in it for me?“, Gen Z are taking the opportunity to challenge the status quo altogether.
- by Wendy Syfret
Opinion
Religion
Celebrating feminine energy, dancing with joy
Feast or fast, traditions, prayers and cultural activities galore are planned during this annual Hindu festival.
- by Shobha Sekhar
Magazine
Sunday Life
The October 22 Edition
Immerse yourself in our annual special Europe issue and you’ll find it hard to believe you’re not actually there.