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Two in five kids have a health condition. What about their siblings?
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (1039+ words) April 27, 2026 " 5: 00am Jumping on the trampoline, riding bikes and playing games with your siblings are among the joys of childhood. However, for nearly half of Australian families, their reality looks very different. According to the 2022 ASB national health survey, two in…...
I'd rather be homeless than not meet my baby': Inside Tanya's long road to motherhood
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (793+ words) April 27, 2026 " 5: 00am What did your parents do for money? My dad ran a business called Mars Fundraising. You know how you get crates full of Mars Bars, Maltesers and Snickers to sell for your school? My dad ran that. We had…...
How can I spur my kids to play in the backyard when the neighbour gets so cranky?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (137+ words) As it can turn a neighbour mildly psychopathic when kids regularly climb over a fence to get their ball, our Modern Guru suggests polite gestures are in order. April 25, 2026 " 5: 00am Q: My kids enjoy playing backyard ball-games. When the ball goes over…...
The latest craze for capturing the perfect baby photo has me seeing red
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (568+ words) April 23, 2026 " 5: 00am "So, remind me, Kath. What does your hairdresser do for a living again?" My impudent pal is not wrong. The older I get, the more I resemble a vegan creative-dance instructor who fires things in ahome-made kiln for a…...
Skipping camp, public speaking: How schools have it wrong on kids" anxiety
1+ week, 1+ day ago (834+ words) April 19, 2026 " 5: 00am Michelle Neverson-Smith thought she was doing the right thing. If an assembly felt overwhelming, the principal let her students sit out. If school camp seemed daunting, they stayed home. At Cudgegong Valley Public School in NSW's central west, as…...
$4189 to park on campus? Cost-of-living crisis comes for university students
3+ week, 1+ day ago (506+ words) April 4, 2026 " 4: 30pm For Erbin Bandong, the costs don't add up. "Parking on campus varies, but the cheapest rate is $25 a day," the second-year software engineering student said. "That's $75 a week for the three days on campus. It's too much." His solution…...
How a former Underbelly actor found his home in kids" TV
1+ week, 4+ day ago (754+ words) Guy Edmonds, writer, director and creator of award-winning children's TV shows like Hardball, is a big fan of the thesaurus. Specifically the printed kind, and the joy of leafing through its pages. "I was just writing this spider film," he…...
Parents didn't like a character in a primary school book. Then it was pulled
2+ week, 5+ day ago (789+ words) April 7, 2026 " 7: 30pm Oliver likes the sound of flushing toilets, garbage trucks and eating yoghurt. His dislikes include the smell of Vegemite, which can trigger a screaming meltdown that lasts for hours. As his 11-year-old sister, Matilda, tells readers of the fictional…...
Movies aren't rotting young minds, they're shaping them. And that's a good thing
3+ week, 1+ day ago (901+ words) April 5, 2026 " 6: 00am Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an enduring classic for many reasons: it used groundbreaking animatronics, had a banging John Williams score and featured flying bikes. But what truly helped it stand the test of time was its emotional…...
These diseases are on the rise. Eighty thousand children are unprotected
3+ week, 4+ day ago (467+ words) April 1, 2026 " 6: 17pm Childhood vaccination coverage has fallen for the fifth year in a row, leaving tens of thousands of children unprotected against a resurgence in preventable diseases, including measles and whooping cough. The trend has alarmed experts, who warn Australia has…...