7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1070+ words) I get asked all the time what it's like to live in Noosa, mostly from people planning a move to the Sunshine Coast from a major city. The honest truth? When I first moved here from Sydney, it felt like…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (324+ words) Are Aussies anti bush? Not the former president, the bikini kind. A viral essay asked why nobody blinked when a writer wore hers to the beach, and Em wants to know whether Australia is culturally anti-bush while America is having…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1433+ words) In her late 40's, she works in a NSW hospital and told Mamamia that she's seen a constant escalation of patient violence in the past four years. "Oh, I've been punched in the face, directly in front of the nurse's…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1167+ words) I'm sitting cross-legged on a shaggy sage rug, watching my beautifully pudgy baby sleep like a tiny, milk-drunk angel. It should feel like I'm winning the Mum Lotto, but the appropriately zen baby massage instructor flashes me a 'poor you…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (201+ words) Rachael and Deborah weren't just sisters—they were best friends. With a 14-year age gap, Deborah helped raise her little sister, becoming her safe place, confidante and one of the most important people in her life. But as Rachael grew…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (877+ words) Up until this morning, the only real opinion I held on British actor Robert Pattinson was that, perhaps because of a hangover from his Twilight days, he didn't open his mouth wide enough when he smiled. Ironically, it was a…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1271+ words) I was sitting around a fire pit at a Halloween party in Melbourne when I learnt a hard lesson about ambition in Australia. I had moved to Australia from the UK nine months earlier for a job opportunity and my…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1364+ words) The Camerons are living in a cruel paradox. Jasmine is grieving her mother, Anne, who is still alive, and Anne is now living a nightmare she had always feared. In January 2025, the Victorian mum-of-three was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (805+ words) As told to Ann DeGrey When my latest book was published, I was warned I'd have trolls trying to tear it down with bad reviews. I had a few here and there, just some nasty words that were upsetting, but…...