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Rebecca Baker is a senior writer at The Advertiser and Sunday Mail in Adelaide, where her focus is on families and young people, issues relevant to everyday people and the trends affecting everyday life. As a storyteller she is passionate about sharing and celebrating the extraordinary efforts and successes of our mums, dads, kids, educators, sporting coaches, health practitioners and community stalwarts.

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Rebecca Whitfield-Baker

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Coronavirus

Young woman wearing face mask in the street.

Coronavirus’ strange healthy side-effect

COVID-19 has devastated the country – and its ripple effects will take years to understand. But one’s already clear; many Aussies are actually healthier.

Lifestyle

Pregnant woman with glass of water sitting on sofa closeup. Young expectant blonde rest at home. Pregnancy, healthcare, thirst concept Picture: Istock

Intrinsic mental health link between mum and bub

A study of more than 4000 Aussie children shows kids whose mums were highly stressed while pregnant, or after giving birth, are twice as likely to develop emotional and behavioural issues.

SA News

Anna Pak Poy with daughter Layla 11 months on July 23, 2020 in Bowden. Anna lost her first child, Sebby, to a rare disease. Picture Matt Turner.

Sebby’s legacy lives on as mum fights to help others

Adelaide mum Anna Pak Poy has lived the heartbreaking reality of losing a young child to a rare and incurable disease. She’ll use a $25,000 grant to help other families who face a horror diagnosis.

Education

09/07/20 - Caoilinn Murphy, Bianca Cappelluti, Kate Woolford and Rebekah Bendo are tackling year 12 head on despite COVID. Picture: Tom Huntley

As Term 3 starts, we raise a toast to ‘an amazing generation’

This year’s school-leavers are being celebrated as a resilient, determined and insightful cohort of students who are intelligent, articulate, committed to social justice – and kind above all else.

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