This Hummingbird Loaf cake from Donna Hay is one of our favourite after-school-snacks! It makes a family sized loaf for all to enjoy. Ingredients 2 cups (300g) self raising (self-rising) flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoons mixed spice 1½ cups (260g) brown sugar 4 eggs,...
Every now and again we get a flurry of books aimed at helping parents and carers work through the various stages of child raising. This selection of books offer ideas, thoughts and encouragement to assist parents and teachers navigate through these, sometimes awkward, periods. it's a girl...
Holidays take on a new meaning once kids arrive, but a change of scene can still leave you re-energised. ...
Pretty soon, many more Australians are going to be composting their food waste, write Cheryl Desha, Kimberley Reis and Savindi Caldera. Here are some great tips so you too can create your own “black gold”. The Victorian government kicks off its four-bin system from this...
Around the Kitchen Table by Sophie Hansen and Annie Herron, pub. Murdoch Books, pb. RRP$39.99 Written by food writer Sophie Hansen and her mum, art teacher Annie Herron, it celebrates the joy and sense of satisfaction that comes with preparing a simple meal to share, pencilling a...
Nature play can be a very enjoyable, relaxing and adventurous activity for kids (oh – and it's free!). So why not get them outdoors exploring and learning about nature? We share some tips on how they can start, and record their findings!...
My daughter started to describe me as disabled long before I was ready to do so myself, writes Shakira Hussein For several years after my diagnosis with remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis, the most I was prepared to concede was that I had “a potentially disabling disease”, and...
‘Maeve’s law’ would let IVF parents access technology to prevent mitochondrial disease. Here’s what the Senate is debating, report David Thorburn and Megan Munsie The Senate has been debating “Maeve’s law” – a proposal to legalise access to new assisted reproductive techniques that will reduce the...
By normalising brilliant women to our daughters and our sons, we make room for those women. If we don’t, it becomes a real problem for successful women when those boys become men, reports researcher, Dr Dana McKay On International Women’s Day, like many people, I will...
Mother Emily Shepard leads the way for kids losing their sight and hearing to a little-known genetic condition with no cure. “Why would you want to know?” I’d asked our ophthalmologist when she thought my son, Louis, then three, might lose his sight. He’d been diagnosed with...
