My rookie era: I signed up for over-40s football – it’s liberating to spend hours focusing solely on a game
I’ve spent decades on the sidelines watching my kids playing football, envying the laughter, mates and sense of belonging that ...
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A job that changed me: As an anxious first-time surgical assistant, the casual workplace dynamics surprised me
I’ve had quite a few surgical procedures over the years but one always sticks in my mind. The 7am arrival ...
Cars make way for bikes as Sydney commuters saddle up to circumvent ‘crazy’ fuel costs
Before the 1970s global oil crisis, city planners in Copenhagen were considering removing bike lanes. Bicycles were considered outdated now ...
The cost of fuel: for Australians who can, it’s time to embrace ‘green’ transport
Australians are already changing their travel habits. As fuel prices have soared, more than half of motorists have cut their ...
Self-test health kits promise quick results. But what do doctors think of them?
Convenient, discreet and offering results in minutes, rapid health and wellness tests are popping up on pharmacy shelves across Australia. ...
Influencers are promoting these three health tests – but they risk doing more harm than good
Medical tests are marketed on social media as a way to empower people to take control of their health, but ...
Not quiet on the Weston front: the once-sleepy Sydney street suddenly at war over the GreenWay
On a sunny Saturday morning, halfway along Sydney’s newly opened inner west GreenWay, a dozen frustrated residents gather with notebooks ...
How a ‘vacuum cleaner turned the other way’ became a popular solution to snoring disorders
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