Perth,it’s time to interrogate this designer dog madness
Opinion
Pets

Perth,it’s time to interrogate this designer dog madness

The Perth dog markets are out of control. Before people go falling in love with that fluffy little face,they need to ask themselves some harder questions.

  • byEmma Young

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Extra parental leave for NSW workers who split child-rearing equally

Extra parental leave for NSW workers who split child-rearing equally

Teachers,nurses and other public sector workers will be able to access 14 weeks’ paid parental leave under a plan aimed at encouraging both parents to spend equal time raising their newborns.

  • byAngus Dalton
The cost of living:Can I afford to have a baby?
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Motherhood

The cost of living:Can I afford to have a baby?

No one warned me my desire to have a child would be tied to how much I had in my savings account.

  • byMary Madigan
‘Spending is part of enjoying life,but it’s all about balance’

‘Spending is part of enjoying life,but it’s all about balance’

Katie Collins has been a spender in the past,but now she is turning her financial life around and investing for her future.

  • byNina Hendy
‘Pushing 40 as a divorced single mum’:How Jess Irvine turned her financial life around

‘Pushing 40 as a divorced single mum’:How Jess Irvine turned her financial life around

Budgeting is not a dirty word – in fact,it’s your best bet for a secure financial future.

  • byJessica Irvine
Author Sally Hepworth:‘I’m the full-time worker and my husband is the CEO of the home’

Author Sally Hepworth:‘I’m the full-time worker and my husband is the CEO of the home’

The bestselling author opens up about her marriage and writing career.

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‘No-brainer’:Greens,independents call for major parties to pay super on parental leave

‘No-brainer’:Greens,independents call for major parties to pay super on parental leave

Neither major party has committed to paying superannuation on parental leave,but the push is on from potential crossbenchers to fund the measure.

  • byRachel Clun
‘All of us are treading water’:Cash payments welcome for families in knife-edge electorate

‘All of us are treading water’:Cash payments welcome for families in knife-edge electorate

In the country’s most marginal electorate,the Cooper family welcome short-term relief offered by the federal budget after a “tidal wave” of disaster.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘What does our future look like?’:What families want from the federal budget

‘What does our future look like?’:What families want from the federal budget

For Danielle Johnson in the marginal Sydney seat of Bennelong,the upcoming federal election is the first time she has ever cared about politics.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Are groceries really getting more expensive?
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Shopping

Are groceries really getting more expensive?

From wrestling in the aisles over toilet paper to fears of continuing supply shortages,the pandemic has inflamed a perpetual anxiety among Australians about the rising cost of filling a shopping trolley.

  • byJessica Irvine
Feeding the family tops voters’ cost of living concerns
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Spending

Feeding the family tops voters’ cost of living concerns

Asked to select the cost of living pressure that most concerned them,42 per cent of voters said grocery bills. A further 35 per cent said utility bills.

  • byLisa Visentin