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Affordable date ideas mean couples on a budget can still find ways to connect.

Affordable date ideas for couples on a budget

Cost-of-living pressures have put fine dining off the menu for many, but a coffee date may not wow a potential new love. Here are some more imaginative options.

  • Cindy Yin

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Author Christine Newell has tackled the problem of imposter syndrome.

I suffer from impostor syndrome, and success only makes it worse

I constantly doubt myself, and yet somehow found myself pursuing a career in musical theatre – an extroverted industry where confidence is the name of the game.

  • Christine Newell
Is it time to break up with your hairdresser?

Five good reasons to break up with your hairdresser

Some people keep the same stylist for years, even decades, but how do you know when the time has come to cut and run? Here are five tell-tale signs.

  • Hannah Hammoud

Dying for attention: Why do some people pretend to be sick?

What drives fraudsters like Belle Gibson and Amanda C. Riley to engage in complex, often decades-long ruses feigning illness? And what does it mean for trust online? The experts weigh in.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Sarah Hayden and Teddy the pony, one of her equine psychotherapy animals for her work with girls and women diagnosed with autism.

‘My brain has 50 tabs open’: Being diagnosed with ADHD at 48 put Sarah in a fast-growing group

Sarah Hayden was well into adulthood when she learnt she had ADHD. Researchers say Sarah and other cases are a diagnostic “correction” and not a TikTok trend.

  • Wendy Tuohy

According to Oprah, it’s life-altering. So what is the ‘let them’ theory?

Friends making plans without you? Let them. Dating someone who’s sending you mixed signals? Let them.

  • Emily McGrorey
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Reds player Isaac Henry (C) receives treatment for an injury during the Super Rugby match between the Melbourne Rebels and the Queensland Reds in Melbourne on March 15, 2024. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Four major surgeries turned Isaac’s career to agony. Now, nothing fazes him

An Australian rugby hopeful has called on clubs across codes to employ a full-time psychologist, both to support those in turmoil and take them to new heights.

  • Nick Wright
Composite image of Deputy Chief Magistrate Sharon Freund and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists president Elizabeth Moore.

Judges, doctors warn of ‘unacceptable risk’ to public safety

Doctors are deeply concerned for their severely mentally ill patients and the public, as Sydney courts brace for the impact on the criminal justice system.

  • Kate Aubusson and Angus Thomson
Resigning public psychiatrist Prachi Brahmbhatt

Prachi can’t advocate for her patients in NSW, so she’s leaving

Prachi Brahmbhatt is one of dozens of psychiatrists quitting the NSW health system. The body representing her and her colleagues say this will be disastrous.

  • Max Maddison and Nick Newling
Dr Pramudie Gunaratne, Chair of the NSW Branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

Psychiatrist walkout is not about money, it’s about saving lives

The NSW public mental health system is so under-resourced that clinicians cannot provide the standard of care they are trained to give.

  • Pramudie Gunaratne

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