Australia’s Social Ban Is Coming. Young Online Creators Are Already Paying the Price

With Australia’s under-16 social media ban starting December 10, young online creators and teen entrepreneurs face a new reality: rebuild, relocate, or lose the audiences they’ve spent years building. Families are asking: what happens next? Can Young Australian Creators Survive the Social Media Ban? When Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 begins on December 10,...

EDITOR’S PICKS

Friendship Audit: Who Lifts You Up, and Who Takes Too Much?
As the year ends, it’s the perfect time to reassess friendships. Mental-health author Elizabeth Jane says one-sided relationships can quietly drain energy and confidence. Recognising the signs and setting boundaries can protect wellbeing and create space for healthier, reciprocal connections. As the year winds down,...
Editor
13 November, 2025
Why We Parent Like Our Parents (Even When We Swore We Wouldn’t)
Even the most mindful parents slip into old habits, explains Dr Amanda Mullin, When Old Voices Sneak In We all start out with the best intentions. I’ll be more patient, we promise. More understanding. More aware. And then one day—somewhere between the school run and...
Editor
13 November, 2025
All Mothers Work: Why It’s Time to Redefine What ‘Work’ Really Means
Author and journalist Virginia Tapscott, in her new book All Mothers Work, argues that to value care properly, we must start by changing the words we use. We often talk about mothers “returning to work” as if the countless hours spent feeding, cleaning, teaching, and comforting their...
Editor
06 November, 2025
Thousands of babies exposed to health risks because parents can’t afford new nappies
Can you imagine spring cleaning for a good cause? Besides the fact that culling is good for the soul, we’ve found another happy reason to pump your cleaning tunes and get to work. Babies are getting infections because their parents cannot afford clean nappies. It is a shocking...
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30 October, 2025
Why Some Kids Say “I Can’t Go to School” — And What Parents Can Do
Many children who resist school aren’t being defiant — they’re overwhelmed. Learn how to spot the signs of school refusal and support your child with empathy and early help. When school mornings turn into battles As Term 4 begins, many parents are bracing for the...
Editor
30 October, 2025
What are the health impacts for families who can’t access daycare?
‘I was 170th on their list’. Marg Rogers, Margaret Sims and Michelle Gossner report on the growing regions in “childcare deserts”. Imagine living in a town where three or more families are competing for a single early learning place. This is the reality for many families...
Editor
16 October, 2025

Celebrating Mothers

Why We Parent Like Our Parents (Even When We Swore We Wouldn’t)
Even the most mindful parents slip into old habits, explains Dr Amanda Mullin, When Old Voices Sneak In We all start out with the best intentions. I’ll be more patient, we promise. More understanding. More aware. And then one day—somewhere between the school run and...
Editor
13 November, 2025
Thousands of babies exposed to health risks because parents can’t afford new nappies
Can you imagine spring cleaning for a good cause? Besides the fact that culling is good for the soul, we’ve found another happy reason to pump your cleaning tunes and get to work. Babies are getting infections because their parents cannot afford clean nappies. It is a shocking...
admin
30 October, 2025
Holding Onto Childhood—Why Some Memories Stick and Others Fade
Kate Gorringe-Smith considers the qualities of the mental images we hold of our own families, and how others remember our children. Parents see daily change, but it’s relatives who hold vivid snapshots. Why memory works this way—and how to treasure your child’s fleeting stages. The...
Editor
16 October, 2025
Surrogacy Families Left Without Hospital Support, Study Finds
National guidelines are urgently needed to give clarity and consistency to the rules around surrogacy. For many Australians, surrogacy offers a precious pathway to parenthood. In Australia, surrogacy is altruistic only – meaning it’s not paid, beyond covering expenses – and often takes place between close friends...
Editor
19 September, 2025