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Australian-made babies: just what Matt Canavan ordered.

Matt Canavan wants more Australian babies. But Australian women might just say no

The new Nationals leader wants us to return to the good old days when Australia’s birth rate was much higher. OK, but let’s check what was so good about those times.

  • Virginia Haussegger

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Grand days … just don’t call me Grandma.

The kid who bought me lollies claims she’s about to be a grandma. I’ll get over it

This is confronting. It’s like the first time you realise you can no longer swing across monkey bars. Does this mean I’m old?

  • Melissa Coburn
Kathy Hodgson’s long battle to have her true identify recognised on her birth certificate has come to an end.

It’s been 20 years since Kathy found out her real identity. Now she finally has the proof

A shocking revelation and a DNA test led to a long struggle to get officialdom to catch up with the truth.

  • Claire Moodie
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha.

Brisbane outranks Sydney, Melbourne as world’s most family-friendly city

Brisbane’s numerous green spaces and relative safety saw it take out the gong as Australia’s – and the world’s – best place to raise a family.

  • Brittney Deguara
Women are flipping the script on romance in midlife.

Rachel spent five years ‘quiet quitting’ her marriage. Her husband didn’t see it coming

Whether single, divorced or “subconsciously uncoupling”, a growing number of women of a certain age – and means – are rethinking their romantic relationships.

  • Stephanie Wood
Andrew in the ’90s.

After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

Andrew was entertaining because he never pretended to be interesting. While in his pomp he was at the heart of the party, he decided in midlife that having an organised sock drawer was more his jam.

  • Kate Halfpenny
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It’s Beethoven or bust on our family mission to Germany

An exhibition in Bonn offers an opportunity to connect with a long-dead relative through his love for the German composer.

  • Jason Steger
Flat and fancy: Families enjoy Balmoral Beach.

Brave Australians do this every day. Just not this Australian

The reality is that the crashing, swooping, sucking, dumping habit of ocean waves is everything terrifying to me.

  • Jenna Price
Identical twins Vikki (right) and Helena Moursellas.

‘Freaky’ 4am coincidence shows why these twins believe they have a psychic connection

Identical twins Vikki and Helena Moursellas, 37, were finalists on My Kitchen Rules in 2014, achieving fame with their clementine and clove semolina cake. They’ve since written three cookbooks together.

  • Lenny Ann Low
David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz at the premiere of the Netflix docuseries “Beckham” in London on October 3, 2023. Brooklyn alleged this week that his parents had tried to control his life and ruin his marriage.

Splitting like the Beckhams is often a result of dismissal and control

In my clinical experience, adult children will have tried to repair relationships with family members but have been met with blame or further abuse.

  • Ahona Guha