Katharine Cook’s 8 tips for surviving the stress of this year’s festive season Help! It’s the holiday season and the inevitable invasion of relatives and a full calendar of gatherings are upon us. If you believe television commercials, you should be kicking up your heels, kissing...
New research by Monash University delves into the challenges faced by Australian children with disabilities and their families in accessing safe and inclusive transport. The study, titled 'It shouldn't be this hard,' conducted by Monash University Emerging Technologies Research Lab and Mobility and Accessibility for...
Nicolas Hamilton has cerebral palsy, writes Dr Sam John. The Mercedes F1 team modified the seat, steering wheel and pedals to make it happen for him. When Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton shared a beautiful story of his brother Nicolas experiencing a professional F1 simulator, he...
Australia’s media classification system is no help to parents and carers. It needs a grounding in evidence, reports researchers Elizabeth Handsley and Fae Heaselgrave In the era of proliferating streaming platforms, choosing what to watch on family movie night can be hard. Parents have a greater need...
We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use, report by Hulya Gilbert and Marco te Brömmelstroet The deaths and injuries caused by car drivers are an everyday occurrence. This road violence has become normalised. We take it for granted as the price we have...
As the festive season approaches, the joy of giving can often be overshadowed by the financial strains associated with holiday spending, writes. Dr Angel Zhong, Associate Professor, Finance Research from Finder shows that Australians will spend more than $30 billion this Christmas, representing a 10% increase compared to 2022....
Business owner and mother-of-two, Pauline Ceddia is leading the way in incontinence products, providing sustainable, stylish, cost-effective solutions to families around Australia. From nappy leaks, toilet training, bedwetting to adult incontinence, Staydry is helping parents and carers reduce their laundry and mental load of dealing with...
I’m an expert in diplomatic gift giving, writes Samantha Happé. Here are my suggestions for the best gift-giving experience this Christmas. As we get closer to Christmas, your family will probably have some kind of gathering. You will reunite with people who you might not see...
It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout, write Sophie Scott and Gordon Parker It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to mention the...
It already is – and not without issues, writes Rob Nicholls. Businesses are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate media content, including news, to engage their customers. Now, we’re even seeing AI used for the “gamification” of news – that is, to create interactivity associated...
