Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Sleep
Is this the secret to getting a good night’s sleep?
I found it in an 18th-century literary classic, like all great ideas.
- Richard Glover
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- Opinion
- Illness
Why do we notice our bodies only when they break?
We forget, most of the time, to give our bodies the thanks they deserve.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Health and nutrition
I traded my knee for a lifetime of telling people how brave I am
How to yelp with just enough stoicism to secure a sympathy snack.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Literature
The game dames: The bold Australian women who found the world, then brought it home
Were Australian men as well travelled in this era? What made these women so keen?
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Trends
The case for more negativity: Why aspirational media is making us miserable
No one wants to advertise their own failure, only their successes.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Parenting
My grandchild is rebelling. But did he have to bring Elvis into it?
He’s just started Big School and he’s already disowning The King.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Literature
Why the backyard dunny is Australia’s most important literary setting
It turns out the Great Australian Novel was born in a corrugated iron shack where the flies are fast and the soul-searching is mandatory.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Australia Day
Twenty-six reminders why Australia is still the best place in the world
We invented the game Goon of Fortune (then, admittedly, found no one else wanted it).
- Richard Glover
Goodbye to a brave, sweet soul who taught me the meaning of character
In his final months, Clancy lost the use of his legs, but never his sense of purpose.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- Holidays
The sacred relics of the beach holiday (feat. Kellogg’s Variety Packs)
From the brutal sibling wars over Coco Pops to the engineering genius of a perfectly packed Esky, these are the 20 humble objects that define our summer.
- Richard Glover