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When it comes to presentation and manner, Australians are pretty casual, and more of the world is following suit. Employees are pushing back against formal dress codes in workplaces, and formal dress is necessary in fewer social settings. So a
Geraldine Turner is a legend of the Australian stage, and has earned a lot of wisdom through her long career.She shares her mantra for getting through stage fright, and what she's learned about figuring out a person's true character.
Angie Chong’s grandfather, Chen Wing Young, is known as the man who, in the early 1940's, popularised the dim sim in Australia. Angie’s mum, Elizabeth Chong, Australia’s 'queen of Chinese Chinese cuisine', was one of the country’s first celebr
Our closest relationships can feel all consuming sometimes. particularly our children, but also our partners, or close friends, or parents.It can be hard to imagine ourselves apart from them; to define ourselves, outside of those relationships
Psychiatrist Duncan McKellar's life changed when he began looking into problems associated with the Oakden Older Persons' Mental Health Service in Adelaide.His participation in the Oakden Review was spurred on by people like Barb Spriggs who,
In 1970 an eighteen year old, pregnant Lynda Holden took the advice of her doctor who suggested a place she could go to find support. As it happened the support came cloaked with disrespect and deception, and she was told her Aboriginality mea
Australian swimmer Michelle Ford competed in the 1980 Moscow Games, at a time when the Australian Government did not want their citizens to go and when the East German Olympic team was dominating the pool. Michelle went on to win gold and bron
A shopping centre and a church were recently the scenes of two violent attacks in Sydney.The events were shocking because of what happened, but they were also shocking because of where they happened.What happens when a place that we think of a
Stretching across hundreds of kilometres and multiple countries, the Camino de Santiago is perhaps the best known collection of pilgrims' ways in the world and a walk that is said to be like no other.But what is it like to put one foot in fron
When we first start wearing glasses, or get a stronger prescription, it can feel like our previous eyesight is worse than it was.But do glasses really make our eyes 'lazy'? Or is it all in the mind?We answer your optometry questions.
Small talk is the bane of many, but these innocuous, shallow-seeming conversations with strangers and acquaintances can be more revealing than we might realise.We look at the function of small talk in human socialising, why it gets a bad rap,
Your friend invests a lot of time in her social media posts and wants you to share some of them on your feed as well.You're not a fan of what she posts, cringe when she tags you in them, and feel uncomfortable when you see her in person and sh
Just living life is expensive right now, with the price of almost everything having gone up a lot in the past couple of years.So how is that affecting your relationships with your friends, your romantic partner, your family — all the people wh
As parents, many of us worry that if our kids only like eating pasta, white bread and cheese, they may be missing out on some essential nutrients - particularly protein.99 per cent of Australian adults are getting enough protein, but what abou
Yumi Stynes is a broadcaster, author and resident ABC taboo breaker with her beloved podcast Ladies, We Need To Talk.As a new season launches, she shares how she learned to be consensual with her body, the creative ways you can get your sleep,
We hear a lot about wars and leaders and political or ideological trends, in history class, but wouldn't it be more fun to tell that story...through cake? That's what the collections team at State Library of Queensland thought when they kept s
We all know exercise is good for us, but that doesn't mean it's always easy to get organised, into fitness gear, and out of the house.And that's particularly true if you're dealing with depression or anxiety, which comedian Jennifer Wong was w
Rental vacancies are at record lows, and rents are increasing, on average, far faster than our incomes, particularly in our biggest cities.That's leading to financial stress for many Australians and increasing the likelihood of housing insecur
Why have the birds of the world all gone haywire? Yes, that is what is happening in Morris Gleitzman's new novel, Tweet. What are our feathered friends trying to tell us? And how can a boy and his budgie solve the puzzle?Having written some 44
If you've ever tried to implement change, whether that's a new workplace practice or a national recycling program, you'll know that getting people to shift their behaviour can be a challenge.And what might seem obvious and desirable to you, mi
It is nine months since changes to Therapeutic Goods Administration rules have enabled psychiatrists to treat patients for treatment resistant depression and PTSD using therapy augmented by psychedelic drugs.Yet since that time, it is believed
Ozempic and other brands of semaglutide drugs which were developed to treat diabetes, are now being used in very high frequency for weight loss.But is the way we're being encouraged to think about this class of drugs actually healthy in itself
Social media is full of advice for managing your relationships, often cribbed from the world of therapy. Making sure your friendships are positive and respectful is a worthy goal, but are the algorithms merging well intentioned and credible id
For some of us, nothing is more exciting than a slab of time to ourselves. For others, nothing could be worse.But whether you're an introvert or extrovert, everyone can find benefits in solitude, and aloneness doesn't have to equal loneliness.
You have three separate friends who you believe are 'breaking-up' their relationship with you.They say you talk about yourself too much. But you find it difficult to make small talk and listen to their stories, which are often not very interes
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