Lifestyle
Life & relationships
Do decluttering methods work? An expert’s guide to the most popular
KonMari, Swedish death cleaning, DOOM – every few months a new decluttering method hits the headlines. But do they work? A professional organiser delivers her verdict.
- by Robyn Willis
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More money, time and headspace: The upsides to downsizing
When the large family home no longer suited her lifestyle, Jane Caro knew what to do.
- by Jane Caro
Opinion
Sunday Life
Why ‘inconvenient’ friendships may be the best kind
There’s a powerful bond with mates who’ve known you since childhood.
- by Jamila Rizvi
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Sunday Life
Four years ago, Genny’s brother went fishing but never came home. She still doesn’t know why
Thousands of people go missing in Australia each year. Those they leave behind experience “ambiguous loss” - grief with no clear end.
- by Shona Hendley
Practising ‘relationship skills’ – and other ‘bomb-drop’ advice for desperate parents
Caught in the middle of a kiddie meltdown? A new breed of educators on social media is delivering help for mums and dads feeling out of their depth.
- by Sarah Berry
I was knocked back for a job because I’m gay. How can I stop this happening to someone else?
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the workplace is a breach of Australian workplace law, yet it persists. There are several ways to deal with it, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Opinion
Workplace culture
Kiss Cam whammy made us chuckle, but it has triggered my bonk ban fixation
Workplace romances are almost always a bad idea. I’ve observed my share of HR (human relations) disasters.
- by Jenna Price
Why Charli XCX’s registry wedding is so on point right now
The pop singer’s ceremony in a London town hall at the weekend is reflective of a broader trend in the wedding industry – smaller, simpler, more modest affairs. Everything the Bezos wedding was not.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Have I offended you? Why it can be good (and bad) to take umbrage
Why are some people so easily offended? Is it a bad thing? More significantly, what do you achieve by taking offence?
- by Shona Hendley
‘I can’t believe an ashtray won’: How rotting teeth became a design hit
This young designer uses humour and the unexpected to provoke conversation, while still putting a smile on your face.
- by Robyn Willis
Caught having an affair? Here’s what to expect
What happened to the Coldplay “kiss-cam” couple might seem a spectacularly public way to be allegedly caught cheating, but it does happen.
- by Cate Campbell
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