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My daughter is in year 12, and I want her to know this about her final exams

As a parent, I’m fed up with a system that values marks over emotional intelligence.

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Chase joy, and eight other life lessons I live by

A recent birthday prompts me to share the wisdom I’ve acquired over 55 years on the planet.

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Jessica Rowe with her two daughters, Allegra and Giselle Overton.

The hardest part about parenting teenagers isn’t the awkward conversations, it’s this

I’m still struggling with the letting go that comes as your children get older.

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Peter Overton And Jessica Rowe in 2021

Last time I was in Paris I’d hoped for a marriage proposal. It wasn’t to be

My now-husband, usually a fan of the predictable, later explained that he wasn’t going to do the clichéd proposal.

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Jessica Rowe (right) said she was happy to be a part of her sister Harriet Price’s campaign for Woollahra Council.

Sister act: Jessica Rowe proud to offer support on election day despite the ‘intrigue and drama’

TV presenter Jessica Rowe swapped the microphone for how-to-vote cards to support sister Harriet Price’s campaign for Woollahra Council.

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composite - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Jessica Rowe attends the Australian premiere of Hamilton at Lyric Theatre, Star City on March 27, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images for Hamilton Australia)
Senator Pauline Hanson during debate in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on  Thursday 17 June 2021. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Jessica Rowe pulls podcast interview with Pauline Hanson after backlash

The interview, which focused on Hanson’s life away from politics, drew widespread criticism on social media.

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‘Even though it’s not a shiny, brand-new adventure, travelling to where and what we know has been good for our souls.’

Jessica Rowe: ‘I’d wrongly assumed that becoming pregnant would be easy’

We had a huge mortgage with a perfect baby room set aside, but suddenly there was a glitch in our plan: after two years of trying, my body was letting me down.

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“Sometimes I think it’s so unfair that Dad won’t let me do things, but then I realise that I’m lucky, because not everyone’s parents are like my parents who really care for me and try to help me make good choices.” 

Why the biggest story of Peter Overton’s life is happening right now

Journalist Peter Overton says COVID-19 is the biggest, most important story he’ll ever cover, and acknowledges the strain it’s putting on family life. But, being dad to his two daughters helps centre his world.

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Melissa Doyle

Lawsuits and tweets: A tale of two very different TV exits

The embers are still smoking around the bridges Emma Alberici burned down on her way out of the ABC, while Melissa Doyle couldn't praise her bosses enough when her 25-year career at Seven ended.

  • Andrew Hornery
I’m no longer interested in fitting in.

What happens when you turn 50? Freedom, that's what

As I enter this bold new decade, I’ve discarded all the boxes I wasted way too much of my early life trying to fit into.

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