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.
Wiley Expecting family drama this Christmas? Follow these simple rules It can be a recipe for disaster bringing together families at Christmas, but it doesn’t have to be, writes Rachael Robertson.
News & Views I’m married to a ‘unicorn husband’ and some people can’t cope Neela Janakiramanan is a surgeon with a unicorn husband doing more than his fair share of the unpaid work so she can pursue her career. Others don’t get it.
News & Views Having a second child worsens parents’ mental health: new research While the first child improves parents’ mental health, the second child does not. New research confirms second children deteriorate parents’ mental health.
Ed's Blog The power of dads working part time & talking about it The resignation of Tim Hammond, and his statement that he simply cannot work as a federal MP and be the father he wants to be to his three small children, has prompted a conversation about dads working part time.
Ed's Blog The new royal baby & the unparalleled joy of bringing a newborn home A new royal baby has arrived. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed their third child, a son, into the world at Paddington’s St Mar’s Hospital.