Kate Halfpenny
Kate Halfpenny is the founder of Bad Mother Media.
Opinion
Australian music
Cold Chisel can tell you everything about your parenting skills
Anyone who’s seen Chisel or just listened to the radio since the 1970s will know what I’m on about.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Social media
Kids’ social media ban might be just as tough on flat-chat parents
This ban sounds like a toothless folly that smacks of Anthony Albanese wanting to be seen as doing something.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Social media
Once a respectable corner of the internet, LinkedIn has jumped the shark
LinkedIn has become the hunting ground for insufferables, a full-blown self-promotion circus. And this is from someone who writes “About Me” profiles for a living.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Real life
Buy shares, take a swim, and all the other things I’d tell my younger self
When I look back at photos of my sweet chubby teenage face it’s like I’m looking at an entirely different person. Imagine if you could turn back time and give that person some advice.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Diet
King Charles eats half an avocado for lunch every day. That’s nuts
Why is it that the people with the most access to the world’s bounty, like Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston, have whittled their diets down to minimalist meals?
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Supermarkets
Aldi’s new deal is a great Australiana dream even Kath and Kim would love
Shaping everything from meal choices to eco-conscious shopping trends, Aldi has evolved from shopper dockets and rewards to become a cultural institution at a time when our two majors are sinking.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Insolvency
Tupperware’s gone broke and I’m trying to put a lid on my nostalgia
At a time when many women were homemakers with limited career opportunities, Tupperware let them earn money, build a small business and network.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Real life
An isolated beach shack has finally made me feel like myself again
After being on call 24/7 for decades – kids, ageing parents, dogs – I feel like I’m exhaling after holding my breath for far too long.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Royal family
Prince Harry is about to find out how deceptive your 40s are
He has a show-stopping wife, healthy kids, creative freedom. But Harry’s next 10 years are going to be like playing Mario Kart.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Gardening
Our favourite tree turned out to be my ‘worst garden nightmare’. We had to get rid of it
It was already 20 metres and the tree would keep growing like nobody’s business, sucking up other plants’ sunlight, water and nutrients. We called in the arborists.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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AFL 2024
There’s a cardinal rule of footy fandom, and I’m ready to break it
Supporting a footy team should be fulfilling. Enjoyable! It should give a return. It should not be triggering. It should not induce heart attacks.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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