Motherhood
Opinion
Parenting
I thought our friendship could survive anything. Then I fell pregnant
We tend to assume that it’s parents who ditch their child-free friends when a baby arrives. For me, though, it’s been the other way around.
- by Zoya Patel
Latest
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘A bit jealous’: When mum and daughter go to uni at the same time
Titania Henderson was a stay-at-home mum until she returned to study in her 50s. Her daughter Amy checked her essays; now they share a Melbourne studio.
- by Susan Horsburgh
Opinion
Opinion
You’d be surprised what women talk about at mothers’ groups, especially men
As our children grew, our mum’s group conversation changed, but the bonds of friendship did not.
- by Jo Stubbings
How tattoos became the ultimate conversation starter about miscarriage
While it was once taboo to discuss pregnancy loss, people are now choosing to commemorate their grief openly.
- by Frances Howe
She’s the oldest player in history. How this former Tillies captain does it at 44
At 44, Melissa Barbieri is a veteran of the game, an anomaly in a sport where the median age of retirement for professional female footballers is 26.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Opinion
Parenting
Why it’s time to give up on trying to be a cool parent
Aside from death and taxes, one thing is certain: children will always be embarrassed by their parents, even when you’re doing the coolest thing possible.
- by Shona Hendley
Magazine
Sunday Life
The August 11 Edition
In our cover story this week, supermodel Yasmin Le Bon, who turns 60 this year, talks about ageing, family, anxiety and what makes her long marriage work.
Letting go of my daughter has given me a remarkable gift
Her absence was necessary. It was her path to forging her own life.
- by Robyn Holland
In their own words: Why Perth people aren’t having more babies
Young people are not popping out babies like their parents once routinely did. What’s happened to the desire to be a mum or a dad? We hit the streets to find out.
- by Mark Naglazas
Exclusive
Babies
The one thing mothers can donate to help save premature babies’ lives
Just seven mothers are booked in to donate breast milk used to protect premature babies from deadly infections, with high rates of cold and flu almost wiping out the regular donor base.
- by Kate Aubusson
Megan Phelps-Roper: ‘I was one of the loudest voices of my generation’
The former member of the Westboro Baptist Church talks about the men who helped guide her away from her hateful beliefs.
- by Jane Rocca