If you’ve spent five seconds on TikTok, you’ve seen it. The deadpan, unreadable expression known as the Gen Z stare. It’s already a meme, and now, as summer jobs heat up and Christmas crowds descend, the look is about to be everywhere from retail counters to café registers.

The most extensive global analysis of its kind, UniSA researchers found that apps, wearables and online programs can meaningfully improve physical activity, diet and weight outcomes for young people.

It turns out that the most significant pressure on Australian families right now isn’t money. It’s time. Actual minutes. The sacred non-renewable resource that disappears faster than a Paddle Pop left in a school bag.

This Halloween, Australia’s leading paediatric nutritionist Mandy Sacher isn’t telling parents to cancel the fun — she’s telling them to study it . The founder of Real Food Rating says the sugar-fuelled chaos that follows trick-or-treating is the perfect live experiment to see what really happens when kids consume ultra-processed sweets. “Halloween is the perfect opportunity to create a science experiment,” Sacher says. “Let your kids enjoy the sugar, but then watch what happ

Every year, I start January with the best intentions, and by spring, most of those resolutions are buried under the business of life. So when SHEIN’s Tick It Off Fest campaign landed in my inbox, I loved its simple message: it’s never too late to finish what you started. Without further procrastination, I set out to tick off a few of my own lingering goals: refresh my wardrobe, bring some new energy into my space, and make time for family moments that matter. A style refresh

Turns out, it’s not just the playground that teaches kids how to handle pain, it’s storytime too. New research from the University of South Australia has found that the kids' books we lovingly read to our children might be quietly reinforcing some old-school ideas about who’s allowed to cry and who’s expected to “walk it off.” After analysing hundreds of popular children’s picture books, UniSA researchers discovered that pain and injury pop up in about one in five stories. Mo

Spring always brings the urge to refresh our spaces, to lighten, brighten and create small moments of joy at home. Shein’s new Home & Living campaign delivers exactly that: affordable, on-trend pieces that can transform a room’s mood without the stress of a full renovation. Armed with a $100 voucher, I took on the challenge of styling a few corners of my home, exploring each of the campaign’s themes: Living / Bedroom Reno, Kitchen Reno, and Home Party Reno. The result…stylish

As the days lengthen and the first real heat of the season arrives, Aussies turn their attention to the backyard pool. But behind every...

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While other dads were unwrapping socks, ties or yet another barbecue tool set this Father’s Day, I was sitting back with a cold beer...

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Smart smartphone that blocks nude content from children