The announcement arrives, and suddenly there is a new person to imagine loving. You might already be picturing tiny fingers, afternoons at the park and the wonderful possibility of handing a tired baby back. You might also notice another thought: what will everyone expect from me? Becoming a grandmum can be deeply joyful. It can […]
Nobody sits you down at your first job and explains superannuation properly. You tick a box, pick a fund because the name sounds vaguely familiar, and then forget about it for about fifteen years. Meanwhile the balance quietly does its thing in the background, growing or stalling depending on decisions you did not know you […]
“Mum, where are my shoes?” The shoes are beside the front door. They are always beside the front door. They are so close to the child asking that, if they fell over, they would land in them. And yet this completely ordinary question makes something inside you snap. Suddenly, you are not simply answering a […]
What to wear to a wedding at the height of Australian summer @leolin / @taramilktea There’s nothing quite like a spring wedding. The florals are blooming, the Aperol spritzes are flowing, and you’ve already stress-Googled “summer wedding guest dresses” twenty times for inspiration. Like first dates and job interviews, shopping for the perfect spring-summer wedding […]
According to the internet, the ideal morning begins at 5 am. You wake naturally, drink lemon water, write three pages in a gratitude journal, meditate, exercise, dry-brush your entire body, complete a 12-step skincare routine and eat a high-protein breakfast from a handmade ceramic bowl. By the time your children wake, you are glowing, grounded […]
Why women’s bodies are still an afterthought in sports science—and the trailblazers fighting to change it. When Seattle Storm forward Jordan Horston tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in 2025, she knew the injury would sideline her that season. What she didn’t know was how much it would challenge every single aspect of her life. […]
Some mums have labelled pantry containers, colour-coded family calendars and a spare costume for Book Week ready by February. Others discover at 8.42 am that it is Book Week, wrap a towel around their child’s shoulders and announce that they are Arthur Dent from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Then there are the rest […]
As she approaches the fourth decade of her life in music, Kylie Minogue answers questions from her friends, family and collaborators—those who know the icon of pop best. Kylie Minogue wears McQueen bolero and dress; Tiffany & Co. rings. We are on Zoom and Kylie Minogue is already just as you would expect: relaxed, laughing […]
Motherhood already comes with enough unsolicited opinions. Everyone seems to have something to say about what you feed the kids, how much screen time they get, whether your house is clean enough and, apparently, how much time you spend looking after yourself. But here’s the thing: you’re allowed to be a human being as well […]
If you have ever picked up a dumbbell, paused, and wondered whether lifting anything heavier than a 2kg neon pink weight will suddenly transform you into a professional bodybuilder overnight, you’re not alone. For decades, traditional fitness culture told women that cardio was for burning calories and weights were exclusively for men who wanted massive […]