Family
Janet, Buddha, and the film about their family that is anything but neurotypical
‘Because We Have Each Other’ follows the Barnes/Sharrock family as they find belonging and acceptance in a neurodiverse family that thrives on their differences.
- by Nell Geraets
Latest
Parenting expert Justin Coulson on how a spreadsheet helped him find love
“My wife, Kylie, scored 10. We’ve been married for 25 years and I am sickeningly in love with her,” says the co-host of Parental Guidance.
- by Robyn Doreian
Priyanka was homeless at 18. Now at university, she’s one of the lucky ones
People like Priyanka are the group of Australians with the fastest growing rate of homelessness.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Mother's Day
There’s no day left that unites us, and that includes Mother’s Day
I can’t think of a single day that Australians celebrate that creates widespread cultural cohesion and shared gratitude.
- by Michael McGirr
Opinion
Phones
The family WhatsApp group is the strangest place on the internet
Between dad’s good morning messages and decade-old South Park clips, the family WhatsApp group is a reminder that you can’t pick your family, but you can choose to mute them.
- by Thomas Mitchell
The news that sent Matt Nable and his brothers on a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Vegas trip
From football to acting, boxing to writing, and now, directing, Matt Nable’s long defied stereotypes. And now he’s ready to smash some more.
- by Garry Maddox
I love to cry at weddings. At a family do in India, I had ample opportunity
Attending one couple’s four ceremonies over three days was a riot of colour, movement – and emotion.
- by Sunil Badami
The ancestry craze: ‘I’d always known I had an innate ability to annoy people…’
Tracing your family’s past has become a very present obsession. Just be prepared for the odd surprise.
- by Tim Elliott
House prices and rents are forcing adult children back home. How should we handle it?
How can you navigate a situation experts call a “bombshell” waiting to go off?
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
Opinion
Cost of living
How the cost of living crisis has changed middle-class BBQ chat
Adult kids moving home - and choosing to entertain at home - is indicative of the belt-tightening that continues.
- by Anne Hyland
Opinion
Religion
What Eid means to me as a second-generation migrant – and how I got my friends to understand it
As a second-generation migrant I can sometimes feel caught between two cultures. This weekend, Eid is a time to better understand, reflect and consider who I am and what matters to me.
- by Ahelee Rahman