News & Views Ann wasn’t sure she could have a career and a family. Her work made it possible As a mum of two, and a manager of about 300 staff at BHP, Ann has never felt more supported by an employer.
News & Views ‘Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025’: Sam Kerr announces baby with fiancée Kristie Mewis Footballers Sam Kerr and her fiancée, Kristie Mewis have announced on Instagram they are welcoming a baby in 2025.
News & Views What does family look like in Australia? It’s more diverse than you think Urging policy changes to better support different family types facing financial hardship and unequal childcare burdens.
News & Views Why I’m grateful to be sacrificing 67 minutes for charity on Nelson Mandela Day I’m proud President Nelson Mandela’s legacy lives on in the hearts of those who continue to fight for equality, writes Beryl Crosher-Segers.
Soapbox I was a reluctant grandmother before falling in love twice in two years Elizabeth Quinn recalls feeling “too young” to be able to impart much wisdom to grandchildren. Then they came into her world.
Books The House With All the Lights On: An extract The House With All The Lights On by Jessica Kirkness is published by Allen & Unwin and available now from all good bookstores or online.
Soapbox What families need from the next parliament Australia’s 47th Parliament will be on notice to invest in the caring economy and to deliver better outcomes for families, women and children.
News & Views ‘I knew I didn’t want to hide something this big from them’: A conversation no parent wants to have Mum’s Purple Scarf was written by Jane Gillard to help other parents with that devastating conversation about a cancer diagnosis.
Life Family matters: why people can hold political views that disadvantage their own sex According to this theory, our political views can be impacted not only by the sex of our children, but also whether we have more male or female relatives
News & Views How to achieve the elusive trifecta of ambition, livelihood and wellbeing how do we balance the trifecta of ambition, livelihood and wellbeing? What is the mindset and skills needed to live in harmony?
Business Rise of fam-tech: Why rethinking ‘buyers’ through lens of their families makes business sense As home environments also act as our workplaces, gyms, home-schools, childcare facilities and more, the “buyer” will need to be viewed from the lens of “the family”.
News & Views How having my husband temporarily at home is going to change our lives forever The pandemic has exposed men to what most women already know: that there is no such thing as a hard line between life and work, writes Elle Green.