Klay Lamprell finds that the biggest challenges faced by pregnant women with a disability are not physical but social. Sharon Simmons was born with shortened arms and legs as a consequence of her mother’s use of the drug thalidomide during pregnancy. She had always felt quite...
After a mammoth 16-hour surgery, we had our girl back Indi from NSW received a lifesaving transplant last year when she was just five months old. Now sixteen months, Indi was born with biliary atresia, a rare childhood liver disease that blocks the bile ducts, causing damage...
The Australian Ballet's 2018 production of Spartacus traces the journey of a hero who fights for freedom from oppression. Choreographer Lucas Jervies, a NIDA-trained director and a former dancer with The Australian Ballet, breathed new life into one of The Australian Ballet’s most popular works. Inspired by Steven Heathcote’s fierce 1990 portrayal of the Thracian warrior and transported by Khachaturian’s music, he was...
Do I need a referral for a COVID-19 test? Your coronavirus questions answered by Trent Yarwood, The University of Queensland As COVID-19 cases surge in Victoria and NSW, authorities have again urged anyone with symptoms, including cough, fever, or sore throat, to get tested. Most results should...
Are you looking to transform your relationship with your child, engage their curiosity, and make your home the best place for them to learn? Experienced parenting coach Eloise Rickman tells you everything you really need to know about parenting and educating your child at home with...
The hugely successful “Keep It Real Online” video aimed at getting New Zealand parents to talk to their children about pornography has gone viral and been praised around the world. But my 16-year-old son, says researcher Tracy Clelland, asked an interesting question when he looked...
As many Victorians go into the second period of lockdown with a return to remote learning for students from prep to Year 10, Clair Turner reports that working parents are bracing for another period where conflicting paid-work and care-work demands must somehow be managed. Isolation and...
Video calls to isolated family can be improved. Here are ways to improve them, report Christa Lam-Cassettari, Paola Escudero and Virginia Schmied. COVID-19 has seen a huge increase in video calling as we try to socially distance but still stay in touch. This is particularly the case...
Rachel Grieve looks at the 6 types of love which can evolve throughout our lifetime. Love is a complex and powerful force, one that plays out in a number of emotional, cognitive and social ways. When we love a person, we feel emotional arousal in their presence....
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom. But while a baby boom as a side effect of the devastating pandemic sounds kind of nice, it is probably too good to be true, writes Liz Allen, What is more likely is...
