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Fiona Harari is an award-winning journalist who has worked in print and television. A Walkley freelance journalist of the year and the author of two books, Fiona returned to The Australian in 2019 after 15 years.

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Hotel reviewTravel

‘Never mind Bintang beers on Kuta beach … There’s a greener, calmer, more soothing Bali’

This new resort is far from the crowds and hubbub, and offers astonishing views of one of the island’s most iconic landmarks.

Fiona Harari

HOPE AND MEANINGCaring

Two women who lost their children have formed an extraordinary bond.

‘The world is gone’: How two grieving mothers were saved by friendship and laughter

For a long time after her daughter died, Karol Barac never laughed. Then she met Karen Shuster.

Fiona Harari

HALO EFFECTDiet

Is cow’s milk or plant-based milk best for your health? Picture: Getty Images/The Australian

Is plant-based milk better? Don’t be so sure

We’re drinking less dairy and more plant-based beverages than ever. But are we missing out on the good stuff?

Fiona Harari

Beyond autismHealth

5/02/2025 Porcia Lam pictured with her son Harry (6). Porscia Lam has written a book about the challenges for her and her family of raising young son Harry, who has autism, during Melbourne's Covid lockdowns. Aaron Francis / The Australian

‘Hardwired to fight every demand’: what Harry’s family did to find happiness

From getting out of bed to teeth brushing, there are at least 32 steps to help Harry through each day. This is the story of how his family endured Covid lockdowns with an autistic toddler, and their search for answers to his complex behaviour.

Fiona Harari

EXCLUSIVEHealth

Doctor holding Magnifier focus to stomach with intestine virtual icon, probiotics food for gut health, intestine cancer, bowel inflammatory. Healthy care concept.

This disease is hitting too many Australians. Why is no one talking about it?

About 180,000 Australians live with this painful, lifelong condition involving inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. But as cases grow globally, Australia leads the pack.

Fiona Harari

ExclusiveHealth

Images to support Ellie Dudley story on now deceased indigenous child - Mikala Club.

Tragic teen trapped in culture chasm

A young girl is raised in two different cultures, by different parents. Then she dies. Who decides what happens next?

Ellie Dudley and Fiona Harari

WORLDS APARTHealth

22/1/25: Will Seitam and his (adopted) parents Drew Seitam and Kathy Leach with his full sister, Riley Difatta, who was raised in Detroit at Wills home in Sydney. Will and Riley, both in their twenties, were born to the same parents, a year apart, In Seoul. They found out about the existence of one another through a DNA test and now Riley has come to Iive in Sydney for a year. John Feder/The Australian

How a DNA test united siblings separated by fate, and half the world

At 23, Will Seitam is simply overwhelmed at the joy he has found when he wasn’t even looking. On an unexceptional day in 2023, a message flashed on the screen of his phone. It was short, unexpected and startling.

Fiona Harari

DISABILITY AND LOVEHealth

12/12/24: Jess Schonberger with her parents Debbie and Earl and brother Ariel. Jess has the incredibly rare Canavan Disease. Doctors said she would die before she turned 3. She is now 33. She is severely disabled and lives with her family in Randwick with round the clock care. John Feder/The Australian.

They were told their baby would die before she turned three. How did she defy the odds?

Diagnosed with a life limiting illness at five months, doctors told Jess Schonberger’s parents their first-born would not see her third birthday. What happened next has astounded everyone.

Fiona Harari

LITTLE WHITE LIESLife

I was sew hopeless at needlecraft I admit I cheated

With all hope of success in her school course hanging by the narrowest of threads, our writer decided on drastic action.

Fiona Harari

Balancing actsHealth

Dawn Fraser, Maggie Beer and Nancy Pelosi have all fallen badly.

Why falls are so risky with age, and what you can do to prevent them

Falls are riskier as we age, and can be life changing. But they are not inevitable.

Fiona Harari

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