Family
Nine signs of dementia to watch out for in older relatives
For Elizabeth Leonard, time spent together as a family marked the beginning of a long road to accepting that there might be something wrong.
- by Miranda McMinn
Latest
Opinion
Christmas
Why ‘Chrismukkah’ has come at the perfect time for my family
When you strip both holidays back, the differences aren’t so different. Both traditions are about food, family and celebration. Both embrace connection, community and love.
- by Ruby Kraner-Tucci
A pot plant tree, homemade gifts: How to have a sustainable Christmas
The Christmas season affects more than just our wallets and waistlines, so how can you reduce the impact of your yuletide celebrations on the environment?
- by Alyssa Talakovski
Opinion
Christmas
We’re trying Christmas without presents. Blame my late Aunty Elspeth
It’s not the presents that count. It’s who’s present.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Christmas
935 reasons why Christmas gift guides need to be chucked down the chimney
In theory, I don’t hate gift guides. But tensions arise when it becomes clear that the marketing teams sending these emails don’t exist in the same universe as I do.
- by Wendy Syfret
Hot to trot: The Christmas tour lighting up faces in Melbourne’s south-east
Nightly horse and carriage tours, which wind through the streets of Pakenham, have been popular in the lead-up to Christmas for several years.
- by Carolyn Webb
‘Geoffrey Rush always championed me’: Christie Whelan Browne on the men in her life
“To stand opposite him on stage made me a better performer,” says the 42-year-old actor.
- by Robyn Doreian
I’m thankful my mother could leave the world on her own terms - but the system is flawed for families like mine
Nothing prepares a person for the carefully orchestrated death of a parent. Our dysfunctional family will never recover from the stresses it placed on us.
- by Andrea Dixon
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘I was a mess’: How Margaret Pomeranz helped her son through the death of his twins
Film critic Margaret Pomeranz and her eldest son, Josh Pomeranz, on enduring the worst of times – and welcoming two blockbuster creations.
- by Fenella Souter
Opinion
Parenting
Millennials are changing the grandparenting rules – and not always for the better
One word has had a constant presence in recent online conversations about family dynamics: boundaries.
- by Zoya Patel
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