A new tissue culture facility is opening today at UniSA will speed up research into two of the most aggressive childhood cancers—brain tumours and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Every year, around 120 Australian children are diagnosed with brain cancer, the second most common childhood cancer. For...
We all want to find ways to cook faster, smarter and tastier than ever before, to sit back and let big, punchy flavours do the heavy lifting with just a single pan, pot, tray or dish. From Donna Hay comes this crunchy version of chicken...
Looking for more lunch box goodies. Try these simple and healthy muffins from Donna Hay. Ingredients 2 Cups (320g) Wholemeal Self-Raising (Self-Rising) Flour ½ Cup (85g) Rapadura Sugar (available at supermarkets and made from evaporated cane juice). 2 Eggs 1 Cup (250ml) Buttermilk ⅔ Cup (160ml)...
Looking for lunch box goodies that are easy-to-eat and bursting with deliciousness. Try these simple scrolls from Donna Hay. Cheesy Tomato Scrolls Ingredients 2 Cups (300g) Wholemeal Plain (All-Purpose) Flour 2 Cups (300g) Plain (All-Purpose) Flour, Plus Extra for Dusting 1 Cup (80g) Finely Grated Parmesan 1...
Kate Atherton’s motherly resolve is somewhat weakened by sequins – until she sees the sparkle in her daughter’s eyes. There were certain roles I clearly understood would be part of becoming a mother – nurse, cook, cleaner and so on…But ‘sequin sewer’ was certainly never mentioned...
Watch shows together, talk about them and have dance parties, writes Jennifer Stokes As January lingers, families may find themselves struggling with what a friend of mine has labelled the “electronic nanny”. Children have been out of their normal routines for weeks during the holidays. Some have...
Her youngest child’s first day at school has an unexpected effect on Helen McKinnon. I thought I had been waiting for this day for the past seven years. My youngest trotted off to her first day of school. (At least I think it was her –...
Tech can help kids to go outdoors, write Kellie Vella and Madeleine Dobson and here are some tips to make it work Young children’s lives are increasingly spent indoors. They have less access to green spaces, their parents are concerned about safety, and there’s also the...
Cate Macinnis-Ng reflects on the brief life of her first child as she contemplates the birth of her second. The responses we’ve received to “We’re pregnant again” have ranged from a gushing, “Oh that’s so fabulous, how wonderful!” to “Don’t eat sushi or brie”. I translate...
Nicola Allen finds that it’s the little things that often have the biggest impact on our lives. When I see such things I’m no longer sure that what’s important is more important than what’s not. –Wislawa Szymborska I am sitting now at a computer on the other side...
