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...
Do you have family who love the same food every Christmas? Why not surprise them with these little Christmas Ice-cream sandwiches from Donna Hay! Ingredients 125g unsalted butter, chopped and softened 1/2 cup (110g) caster (superfine) sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1½ cups (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted Pudding ice-cream 4...
Linda Wyrill wonders how and when to broach a tender topic with her son. Offered chicken for dinner at age three, my son exclaimed, “We can’t eat chickens! Chickens are friends!” Indeed. We’d been watching friendly animated chickens on TV that very afternoon. And we were...
This week's Butterscotch Cookies is something homemade to give as little gifts over the festive season when you are usually short on time. That's when Roberta whips up a batch of these cookies in less time than it takes to dash out to the shop...
Clare Wishart experiences a sea change in her attitude to holidays. Before I had kids, I belonged to that rare breed of adults who didn’t like holidays. Don’t get me wrong; I liked the idea of going away, I really did. It’s just that once I...
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...
Researchers Tanya Latty, Chris Reid, Hauke Koch and Thomas Mesaglio are gathering citizen data to see the full picture In eastern Australia, the arrival of the summer holidays has traditionally been heralded by big iridescent beetles known as Christmas beetles due to their appearance during the...
When it’s hot in the city, let green spaces do the sweating for you Seeking the shade of a tree to relax or cool off is something many of us take for granted, writes researcher Dr Carolina Mayen Huerta. But as Australia heads towards an El Niño...
