The late forties and early fifties are turbulent years for anyone in the Australian life-cycle. But what is it about this particular birthday that makes people rethink their marriages?
During an era of wealth generation delivered by gold, wool, wheat and export of refrigerated meat, a huge change lengthened Australians’ lifespans.
As ‘blue bits’ beyond the edges of our capital cities emerge – boosted by the advent of work from home – Australians are changing the way they live and work in a post-pandemic world.
Australia is a Florida of the south but with Copenhagen-quality coffee shops. Or in other words we’re a little bit Paris and a big bit Dallas. So is Australia still a ripper place to buy property?
Unlike Canada, we still don’t have a state or territory named for our first nations people.
For decades, Australians have explored their many cultures and suburban social mores through television and film. Why haven’t we found a modern-day Dame-Edna iteration for the 2020s?
As Australia’s overall population ages into retirement, will there be enough workers to replace them in important roles such as building? The figures might surprise you.
There’s a time in the life-cycle when a particular word spills forth, quite involuntarily, from the parental mouth. That word is chaperone.
We may not top the Paris medal tally but our athletes will inspire a nation of kids to play sport. Just as Mexico City’s Olympics in 1968 inspired me as an 11-year-old.
Before the 1970s, when Australians developed a taste for American consumer goods, locally made products were the norm. Which brands do you remember?
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