Clippings Current Affairs Data mapping in the fight against sex trafficking – Saturday paper – August 2018 When a neighbour came knocking on Saidul’s door offering an arranged marriage for his 16-year-old daughter, it seemed like a good opportun..
Clippings Parenting The expert advice on swearing you didn’t expect to hear – Babyology – August 2018 Photo by Jack B on Unsplash When I accidentally taught my then two-year-old daughter to swear I assumed that I was a terrible mother. ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle The future of houseplants: Could they be the key to warning us about hazards at home? – Domain – July 2018 Photo by John Mark Arnold on Unsplash I’ve never been very green-fingered, so when the previous owners of our home gave us a peace lily ..
Clippings Current Affairs Health and Wellbeing Relationships Life without answers: What happens when a loved one goes missing? – MindFood – August 2018 Photo by Ishan Gupta on Unsplash Michael Modesti was last seen on Monday 9th May 2016. It’s been an agonisingly long time for his fami..
Clippings Current Affairs Health and Wellbeing Parenting Schools and childhood obesity – Saturday paper – July 2018 Photo by Kyle Nieber on Unsplash The statistics are sobering – according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, as many as..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle The most common kitchen injuries and how to avoid them – Good Food – July 2018 Photo by Igor Miske on Unsplash I burnt my hand again this morning. A small paperclip-sized wound that left me wincing. I’ve done it s..
Clippings Current Affairs Health and Wellbeing Parenting Stigma and early-onset menstruation – Saturday paper – July 2018 Photo by Jasper Oversteyns on Unsplash Forty-six years after her first period Tanya Byham can still recall the shock and horror she fe..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle This gym has no regrets about fat-shaming women – Sunday Morning Herald – July 2018 Photo by Geert Pieters on Unsplash When Adelaide gym HTFU (“Harden the Fat Up”) posted “before” and “after” photos of a classic weight..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Relationships The cruel blow of losing my ‘surprise’ baby – Sunday Life – July 2018 Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash I did the test on a hot summer evening between Friday-night work drinks and a friend’s birthday di..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle Beyond hygge, what other wellbeing trends are ripe for the picking? – Sunday Morning Herald – June 2017 Photo by Roberto Nickson (@g) on Unsplash In 2016, the Danish lifestyle trend hygge took the world by storm – and we all wanted in on ..