Coping emotionally with COVID-19

In a time when we feel we can’t manage our environment, there are still some effective ways to manage our feelings to help us cope better.

Casualties of the work from home revolution

Coronavirus is expected to start a working from home revolution for those not on the essential services ‘frontline’, or left unemployed, but this may prove a different experience for men and women.

Follow your animal instincts to all get along

Self-isolating families can bring the worst out in each other, so here’s how to avoid becoming a shark, turtle or fox by channeling your inner penguin, teddy-bear or owl.

Isolation, my dad and me

Social isolation is a double-edged sword especially for some older people. Although COVID-19 can kill, so too can loneliness, and so it’s up to all of us to stay in touch with our older family members and friends.

Understanding the great toilet paper stampede

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only access one item, would you really choose toilet paper?

Holden on to history

Like a beloved relative who dies after a long illness, Holden’s decision to leave Australia wasn’t surprising – but it is a cause for sadness, and an opportunity to look back on what’s been lost.

Mud, glorious mud

A new review of the importance of nature play could transform children’s play spaces, supporting investment in city and urban parks, while also delivering important opportunities for children’s physical, social and emotional development.

Falling for a ghost

It would be easy to chalk up the success of dating apps to functionality, mobility and ease, but what about their reawakening of our romantic imaginations?

My world is not your world

While we assume we experience the same unfiltered and objective reality, our senses and brains combine to make sense of the world around us from birth in very complex – and individual – ways.

Don’t text and walk

In news that will surprise no-one, pedestrians who text while walking are more likely to walk into traffic than people paying attention to the world around them as they walk.

How much does your dog miss you?

Separation anxiety in pets can affect the quality of their life and the people who live with them. But there are ways to reduce the risk of your dog acquiring the condition.

8 things to know before your first cruise holiday

Luxury cruise ships have become a popular holiday option for Australians looking to explore Asia and the Pacific, and knowing some of the tips of the trade can help first timers make the most of their experience.