I Want More Children…But My Husband Doesn’t

Do you want more kids but your partner doesn't? You're not alone....

16 February, 2022

Maternal metamorphosis: how mothering has changed in Australia since the second world war

When I first became a mother in 2013, Carla Pascoe Leahy reports, I realised my experiences of motherhood did not match the kinds of messages circulating around me. As a society we talk about motherhood either in cheesy sentimentalities – think of gift catalogues for Mother’s...

09 February, 2022

Researchers calculated the impact of ‘long COVID’ as Australia opens up

Martin Hensher and Mary Rose Angeles  calculated the impact of ‘long COVID’ as Australia opens up. Even without Omicron, they’re worried Over the past two years, we’ve learned COVID-19 survivors can develop a range of longer-term symptoms we now call “long COVID”. This includes people who...

08 February, 2022

Why ensuring families aren’t left behind is critical for the post-pandemic recovery

A child’s formative years are critical to laying the foundations for opportunity across their entire life, reports Professor Abigail Payne So the experience of prolonged hardship during these early years can have a range of long-lasting negative consequences on children’s health and development. In the wake...

02 February, 2022

The indirect impact of the pandemic is taking a significant toll on children

Researchers have warned that children and adolescents must not be left behind in Australia’s COVID-19 recovery plans given the negative indirect impacts of the pandemic on this age group detailed in a new brief and research review by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Research at a...

26 January, 2022

Planning, stress and worry put the mental load on mothers

Leah Ruppanner, Brendan Churchill and Liz Dean ask will 2022 be the year they share the burden? The COVID pandemic has made the very private issue of the domestic division of labour – the way housework and childcare are divided – a very public issue. During lockdowns,...

19 January, 2022

Celebrating The Positives

In raising her son, who has cerebral palsy, Alex Field has learned to focus on his ability rather than his disability.  When my son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, I was shocked, terrified and alone. Fear of the unknown and of what lay ahead consumed me. Looking...

19 January, 2022

4 plant-based foods to eat every week

Clare Collins tells you why science suggests they’re good for you. As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics people often ask – what do you eat? Plant-based foods are good sources of healthy nutrients. These include different types of dietary fibre, vitamins, minerals, and a...

10 January, 2022

Is your dog happy?

Paul McGreevy and Melissa Starling look at ten common misconceptions about dog behaviour. It is difficult to refer to what dogs, as a collective, like and dislike and how they behave. Just as humans do, dogs all have their own personalities and learned preferences and so...

05 January, 2022

Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through

Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through, writes Nicholas T. Van Dam. Images of happy families, joyous celebrations and perfectly wrapped presents. Must be Christmas, right? While these cues can be linked to eager anticipation and enthusiasm, they can also remind us of...

30 December, 2021