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A coastal garden designed by Phillip Withers with creeping thyme used for a lawn-like effect between the back stepping stones

Gardening

Sorry lawn lovers, it’s time to turf out grass

Turfgrass needs mowing, weeding and watering, but doesn’t offer much in return.

by Megan Backhouse

Sunday Life

Once a secret indulgence, romance novels are coming out from under the covers

by Danielle Norton

Gossiping is a fun recreational activity we can all enjoy for free.

Opinion

Sunday Life

Gossiping is an activity we can all enjoy for free – and it’s good for us

by Kathy Lette

Headbands worn by soccer players, including Australia’s Ellie Carpenter, are actually medical gauze.

Hair

Soccer’s favourite headband wasn’t designed to keep hair in place

by Claire Fahy

If workplace issues are causing some people discomfort, a solution needs to be found.

Got a Minute?

I hate my co-worker’s constant throat-clearing. What can I do?

by Kirstin Ferguson

Health & wellness

Research shows that one third of all human-based greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to agriculture.

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by Josephine Parsons

Opinion

Ageing

Had Barbie aged like the rest of us, here’s what she’d look like today

by Briony Dow

While at work the chef snacks on barbecued char siu pork and salt-and-pepper calamari.

Sunday Life

How this chef balances his diet after doing dessert tastings all day

by Nicole Economos

You can lift your mood by pasting on laughter’s ‘silent sister’, smiling.

Sunday Life

They say it’s the best medicine, so here’s how to bring more laughter into your life

by Evelyn Lewin

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Fashion

The Zimmermann resort 2024 collection.

Mergers & acquisitions

Zimmermann sisters sell fashion label in reported billion-dollar deal

by Damien Woolnough

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leaving a restaurant in Motecito, California, wearing a dress by Australian label Posse.

Trends

The ‘Meghan effect’ faces its biggest hurdle yet

by Damien Woolnough

Sunday Life

The formula for nautical fashion is as simple as it is perfect

Life & relationships

Clare Lawrence, left, and Georgia Rajic before the Matildas game on Monday.

Friendship

Two women attended a Matildas game alone. Both left with a new friend

by Lauren Ironmonger

A perfect example of a trip gone wrong in a season three episode of “Girls”.

Friendship

How to have a fun trip with friends (without any friction)

by Shannon Sims

Sex & relationships

Religion, class and polyamory: Why happy couples go to therapy

by Lauren Ironmonger

Talking about sex with kids doesn’t need to involve one long, awkward conversation.

Parenting

What is the appropriate age to talk to kids about sex?

by Kimberly Gillan

Experts say research is important when it comes to deciding what films are appropriate for children.

Parenting

I let my kids watch horror movies. Have I scarred them for life?

by Shona Hendley

Pets

No more backyard burials: The changing face of pet farewells

by Lauren Ironmonger

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Beauty

Hormonal changes are believed to contribute to changes in hair growth and scalp texture.

Hair

Is menopause changing my hair?

by Alisha Haridasani Gupta

Improved skin is just another benefit of weight-lifting, according to experts.

Skincare

For better skin, try lifting weights

by Gretchen Reynolds

Shoppers should be wary of vague terms promising positive health outcomes when buying wellness products.

Wellness

How fake science sells wellness products

by Rina Raphael

Style

Supermodel Kaia Gerber opens the Valentino autumn 23 haute couture show in blue jeans; Cindy Crawford in denim cut-off jeans for Pepsi in 1992.

Trends

Luxury designers are breaking the denim ceiling with $39,000 jeans

by Damien Woolnough

Model Kristena Seedwell wears a selection of Michael Hill’s new range of lab-grown diamond jewellery at the company’s head office in Brisbane.

Jewellery

‘More bang for your buck’: Lab-grown diamonds are going luxe

by Damien Woolnough

Haulier designer, Jeremy Hershan with Dylan Leadley-Watkins modelling the shorts and blazer trend at the Haulier store in Paddington, Sydney.

Menswear

The tradie trend that’s taken off: It’s leg day every day in shorts

by Damien Woolnough

Luxury fashion

If not Dior, what’s next for Meghan?

by Damien Woolnough

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