Christmas
Ten new books we’re excited to read in October
Christmas always comes slightly early for book lovers.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Latest
This country will have Christmas in October. People are not happy
With a nationwide blackout, a broken economy and a widely contested election result there are only so many things a leader can do to win popular support.
- by Julie Turkewitz
Ward on wrong track on trains blame game
South Coast commuters have been seeing the now five-year-delayed intercity trains run empty, on test, for many months. They are a ghost fleet.
Christmas and Halloween are made for movies. What about Easter?
Despite being a major holiday that often lines up with the school break, Easter movies remain rare compared to other holiday counterparts.
- by Nell Geraets
From quality of life, to potentially fighting for life: Sam Mitchell’s New York City ordeal
For three days before Christmas, Sam Mitchell’s body was in danger of slipping into multi-organ failure. Only the cool head of his wife, New York doctors, and a group of Hawthorn staffers ensured he is now back, fighting fit and with only a football season to worry about.
- by Peter Ryan
‘Christmas flop’: Falling sales put pressure on RBA to bring forward rate cuts
Spending in December has been slashed as cost-of-living pressures and soaring mortgage repayments strike a blow to consumer confidence.
- by Shane Wright
How our bond evolved from camper and helper into one of mutual care
An anticipated annual event is receiving Peter’s Christmas card. Each year provides wisdom from different faith traditions on the pain of earthly sufferings.
- by Andy Calder
Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up
The venerable weather bureau faces difficult questions about its warnings – and its future. What explains its recent high-profile misses?
- by Liam Mannix
How to start (or restart) a fitness routine from scratch
There are many reasons people stop exercising, or never start. But there are ways to make it an easier habit to create this year.
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
Corporate ethics
Woke corporatism has started to implode
If companies can get back to making decent products at a fair price, and paying their staff and customers on time, the system will be a lot stronger.
- by Matthew Lynn
Five simple diet changes that will make a big difference to your health in 2024
Making some small changes and substitutions every day can be all it takes to make you feel better – minus the guilt, diets and deprivation.
- by Susie Burrell
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