Advance, Australians
THE dream of glorious otherness. It’s what inspires so many Aussie expats to stride hungrily into the world.
Nikki Gemmell
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Tips for the time-poor
THERE’S no shame in being domestically disastrous.
Body blows of love
THE request is modest: a Mother’s Day sleep party. “Can I come too?” bouncy little Ollie asks.
The house that roared
THE space is anointed by a golden light in this, the witching hour, but it’s the curtain around it that’s wondrous.
Doing it for ourselves
MORE sex!” The request, courtesy of an avid 80-year-old reader who feels this column’s been extremely tardy in that department of late.
Rules of the game
THERE are many ways of breaking a heart,” author Pearl S. Buck said.
Just let the children grow
PARENTS are much less resilient than kids now,” observed a respected educator recently, and don’t we all know where she’s coming from, I thought.
A tuning fork for the soul
THE mystery of religion is difficult to resist, even for an atheist.
The real Julia fan club
AMONG certain women there’s a jarring disconnect between what they’re thinking and the narrative they’re being fed that is “Julia”.
Straight from the heart
A HANDWRITTEN letter arrived yesterday. It felt like a celebration of stillness. It’s been some time since anyone close had sat down and written, pen in hand, at length to me.
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