Looking for a cheap but stylish way to make Easter more fun this year? An Aussie mum-of-two has shocked and impressed thousands with her unique and clever Kmart hack. Skye Langeberg turned Kmart’s $15 Easter tablecloth into cute button-up shirts for her two young boys. Newsletters: Our top lifestyle news direct to your inbox. Subscribe … Read more
The anti-smartphone movement is having a moment. On March 25, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning children under 14 from social media platforms. In February, the UK government backed tighter guidance to keep children from using their smartphones at school. In the past year, grassroots organizations like Smartphone Free Childhood have risen to … Read more
A Queensland mum “felt sick in the tummy” after claiming to have discovered rodent droppings in a Woolworths-bought chips product that her children began eating. Katie Herd and her husband Alex have lashed the supermarket over the purported discovery in the packet of Mamee Rice Snacks Sticks, bought from a store on the Sunshine Coast … Read more
A husband has sparked fury after suggesting “the worst name ever” for his baby. The man’s wife took to the internet and shared her dismay in a now-viral Reddit post. The woman explained that she and her husband were expecting their first child, a baby girl, which is due in a few months. Newsletters: Our … Read more
Newborn babies in Queensland can get a free new vaccine for a respiratory virus that is the most common reason for hospitalisation of younger children in Australia. In New South Wales, the state government is making the vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) available for health-vulnerable babies, including those born prematurely and with compromised immune … Read more
A mum has told of the distressing moment she found her then-four-year-old daughter silently choking on an ice cube — leaving her struggling to breathe. Casey De Farria, from Sydney, and her little girl were playing with a toy figurine that changed colours when dipped in iced water. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Mum shares daughter’s … Read more
Welcome to our new column series written by some of your favourite Channel 7 stars. This week, Rebecca Maddern shares her parenting journey. I can’t stop thinking about Natalie Barr and the words she penned for this publication a few weeks ago. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now If you didn’t read it, … Read more
I’ve been an expat for most of my life. Originally from Japan, I’ve lived in a total of six countries. For the past 15 years, I’ve called Geneva, Switzerland, my home. When my then-husband and I decided to move here, to his hometown, our first child was just 10 months old. We wanted a change … Read more
When Zoe Chalmers separated from her husband of 15 years last year, she wasn’t ignorant of the housing crisis facing renters — but she didn’t think it would be a near impossible task to find a home. After her rent was increased, the 35-year-old had hoped to downsize to a more affordable home. She said … Read more
Two people suspected to have drowned while net fishing south of Perth have been identified by friends who joined a frantic search for the pair as Jon and Leslie Ballo. The bodies of the married couple, who moved from the Philippines nine years ago with their now-orphaned 13-year-old daughter, were pulled from the Peel-Harvey Estuary, … Read more
