New Year
Are you an anxious person? Experts suggest making these resolutions
If you have anxious tendencies, these resolutions will prove helpful whether they happen in January or not.
- by Christina Caron
Latest
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
Opinion
Cummins, Musk, Pezzullo, Swift: Their 2023s can shape our 2024s
Let’s seek new year inspiration from those who were conspicuous – for better or worse – in 2023.
- by Jenna Price
10 books to help you bring in the New Year
A new year means fresh offerings in our bookshops. Here are 10 books that will be published this month to hit the summer-reading spot.
- by Jason Steger
Meet the Victorians determined to change their lives in 2024
Exercise, health and establishing good routines are among the New Year’s resolutions set by Victorians at the start of 2024.
- by Sophie Boyd
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Tragedy
New Year’s Eve tragedy as two children die in Perth’s Swan River
Police have confirmed the two children who died in the Swan River on New Year’s Eve were aged four and six years old and from two separate families.
- by Samantha Lock and Rebecca Peppiatt
Chemical poured on fire sparked Mill Park explosion
A man is fighting for life after a garden fire in Mill Park, an illegal firework exploded in a woman’s face in Altona and a flare set a home alight on the Mornington Peninsula.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Caroline Schelle
How to make a New Year’s resolution stick, from the people who’ve done it
From dinner with 52 strangers to conquering a fear of ocean swimming, here’s how three Australians hit their New Year’s goals.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
World elections
Around the world in 40 elections: Welcome to the year of the voter
In 2024, countries representing half the global population go to the polls – more than in any previous year. Some elections will be shams, but it is the year of democracy,
- by George Brandis
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City life
Sydney sparkles for a memorable New Year’s Eve fireworks bonanza
As the clocks hit midnight and 2024 arrived, Sydney welcomed in the new year the same way it always seems to: with bright lights and the world’s best fireworks.
- by Anthony Segaert
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