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Virginia Tapscott is a freelance and creator of the podcast investigation, delving into the impact of sexual abuse and the challenges of confronting it within a family. She was the 2019 Caroline Jones Women in Media Young Journalist’s award winner. Founding Director of the Parents Work Collective, her writing focuses on early childhood and parenting. Virginia is based on a farm in southern NSW.

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Tom and Hucker, Evansford, inspects wool on a Merino lamb. Photo: DANNIKA BONSER

Shear spectacle of our living history worth preserving

Technology may one day triumph, but shearing has become more than a trade – it’s our history, a cultural icon, and it has been the thread that stitches communities together.

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A child approaches a red front door in a friendly neighbourhood during Hallowe'en celebrations. She is wearing a witch costume, with the focus is on her boots and red and white striped socks. She has knocked on the door and waits on the door step, waiting to announce

All tricks, no treats in burying our own great Aussie culture at Halloween

It’s no great mystery why we here in Australia we are increasingly trading our vibrant first month of spring dwelling on death —embracing an American tradition at the cost of our own identity.

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Virginia Tapscott, who is publishing the book titled All Mothers Work. Picture: Supplied

Drawing more mums into the workforce is a lazy economic lever

Women and children, families, are taking the fall for the chronic short-sightedness that ails our leadership.

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How many kids must be abused for things to change?

The truth is that child sex offenders have been targeting childcare centres for decades in Australia.

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Virginia Tapscott wearing her ACL brace.

‘Part robocop, part woman limping around in bikini’: braced for a gamble

An experiment using a bionic knee keeps summer beach plans afloat, and raises the question: are we too quick to hop on the operating table when it comes to ruptured ligaments?

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BOWNA, AUSTRALIA - The Australian. 13 July 2022 : Freelance writer Virginia Tapscott from Bowna near Albury. Virginia has written a very personal piece about her decision to be a stay at home mum, and how she feels she is undervalued for the work she puts in. Pictured with her family Tully 8mths, Oscar 6yrs, Elke 4yrs, Eva 2yrs and husband Rhys. Photo by - Simon Dallinger

Deliver women real choice and we’d happily vote blue

The Liberals should have been pitching genuine policies to help everyday young families.

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AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY: Camping by the foreshore in South Gippsland

My journey from cursing bloody caravaners … to becoming one

When the initial high wore off on our maiden voyage – and I realised how slow we were going – I had to swallow my rising panic and remind myself that being slow was actually the point.

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Frustrated stressed single african mom having headache feel tired annoyed about noisy active kids playing at home, upset disturbed black mother fatigued of difficult disobedient misbehaving children

School holidays should be more than something parents must survive

The relentlessness of full days at home with children can be a shock to the system for those normally in a 9am-5pm work routine. Add to that the pressure to have fun, and it’s a perfect storm.

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Portrait of Virginia Tapscott at her home in Bowna, in regional New South Wales. Virginia is pictured with her husband Rhys and children, Oscar, 4, Elke, 2 and Eva 9 months. Virginia has written her account of childhood sexual abuse. Picture by Sean Davey.

When tragedy struck, I learned how a village truly works

There is a long list of great acts of kindness shown to us during a terrible time – but for some reason I will never forget the roses.

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Back view of mother walking down the street with a little son with a backpack on sunny summer day

Flat-fee childcare won’t help families who are struggling

Ensuring the most disadvantaged children can actually access care will be the real test.

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