Birth
Lachlan de Crespigny and Julian Savulescu
No mother or unborn child deserves the risk of a home birth
Lachlan de Crespigny and Julian Savulescu Hospital births are the safest options.
Danny Katz
Gift throws a spanner in the works, giving birth to Super-sad Auto-Dad
Danny Katz Pretty much my only goal in life has been to never turn into a Supercheap Auto-Dad. He's that dad on the TV ads who wears oversized Bermuda shorts and undersized thongs, all excited because he just...
Tara Moss
Birth is no time for war stories
Tara Moss 'I died, but it was fine," a woman at a barbecue told me when I was nine months' pregnant. She was a stranger, her story unsolicited.
Gerard Henderson
Talk of dual-citizen disloyalty in Zygier affair simply irresponsible
Gerard Henderson The concept of dual loyalties in Australia has an unpleasant connotation since it invariably implies disloyalty. A century ago, some sectarians labelled Catholics as possessing a dual loyalty.
Anson Cameron
A sad-eyed soldier of the propaganda war
Anson Cameron For a fully fledged country to launch an ape and regard it as cool, well, they're late to the game.
Pregnant women who smoke are easy targets for the morality police
Anne Davies Hands off! Since when did pregnant women's bodies become the domain of the morality police to be shamed and humiliated when they stray and have a cigarette or a glass of wine?
Sarah Rainey
What? No children? Fending off the final female taboo
Sarah Rainey Childlessness is on the rise. But why does it bother so many people?
Darwin, dinosaurs and the devil
Mark Joseph Stern An Australian creationist believes Charles Darwin is to blame for drug abuse and pornography, and that people rode dinosaurs.
Michael Shmith
Interview with the Pope (circa 1400s)
Michael Shmith The Vatican is agog, as is the rest of the world. A pope resigns and we can't wait for white-smoke day.
Sam de Brito
Cover this sunburnt country in black and white
Sam de Brito Sadly, I think many Australians don't recognise our indigenous population is also here to stay.
Ben Hart
Dads, feel free to break out of the cage of low expectation
Ben Hart Many new fathers are told they don't have a role in their baby's life.
Ben Hart
Men are crying out for equality too, especially in parenting
Ben Hart We were on the tram, me and two little boys. It was a Saturday evening in June and the three of us were returning from a football match.
Heckler
Nanna from heaven? Not on your life
So much for the Bad Mothers' Club; if they were really bad mothers they would never belong to a club. Collusion is for wimps.
Kate Figes
The perils and pitfalls of bringing up daughters
Kate Figes Steve Biddulph's warmth, common sense and easy style have turned him into one of the world's most popular parenting gurus.
Julia Baird
Tide of history must change to swim with Nobel penguins
Julia Baird The locals call it Penguin Mountain. Each year, on December 10, on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, residents of Stockholm witness the awarding of the world's most prestigious prizes in...
All men are liars
Maybe there's a sober truth behind this crazy idea
Sam de Brito Men used to think women were stupid; now they think they're crazy, which is a big difference, so bear with me.
Germaine Greer
Kate's condition can kill, it's no joke
Germaine Greer Even common morning sickness is no joke, especially if you're trying to hold down a job.
Ross Gittins
Stay active if you want to stay alive
Ross Gittins Labour-saving devices boost productivity but not our physical health.
Ross Gittins
Eat, drink … and get on the treadmill
Ross Gittins Forgive me for saying so, but don't you think you'd be better off going for a run - or even a brisk walk - than reaching for another mince pie? (The ones my wife made this year were irresistible.)
