Good Weekend’s 2024 Father’s Day reading guide

Good Weekend’s 2024 Father’s Day reading guide

From Irish lit to insights on AI,politics and media:some of the best new books around.

  • byNicole Abadee

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From the new dad to the foodie dad:The best gifts for Father’s Day 2024

From the new dad to the foodie dad:The best gifts for Father’s Day 2024

Don’t leave it to the last minute this year.

  • byLauren Ironmonger andAbby Seaman
Five fabulous fritter recipes for a relaxed brunch this weekend
Recipe collection
Breakfast&brunch

Five fabulous fritter recipes for a relaxed brunch this weekend

Serve with a perfectly poached egg or two for cafe-style cred from your very own kitchen.

Moments before Dad left us,a tear slipped down his cheek
Opinion
Opinion

Moments before Dad left us,a tear slipped down his cheek

There are three things I know I didn’t tell Dad enough before I accepted that he wasn’t getting better:I love you. I’m proud of you. I’m always thinking about you.

  • byRussell Bennett
‘Plenty of room for improvement!’ A report card from my baby son
Opinion
Fatherhood

‘Plenty of room for improvement!’ A report card from my baby son

All I wanted for my first Father’s Day was cute cuddles and possibly a card. Instead,I received constructive criticism and feedback.

  • byThomas Mitchell
‘I’d never seen my dad do that’:How fatherhood can change in a generation

‘I’d never seen my dad do that’:How fatherhood can change in a generation

For Dodzi Kpodo,who came to Australia as a refugee in 2010,modern fatherhood has been a world of new experiences.

  • byMary Ward
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Oh Dad,we would have been such friends
Opinion
Fatherhood

Oh Dad,we would have been such friends

Almost 10 years since losing my father to cancer,I am still grieving. But now,I grieve the forward-looking memories we were yet to create.

  • bySam Wright
The September 3 Edition
Magazine
Sunday Life

The September 3 Edition

In our cover story,Gogglebox star Matty Fahd chats with Lorna Gray about how fatherhood has changed his life.

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As a single dad,every other week I’m a soccer referee,a sculptor and a fisherman

As a single dad,every other week I’m a soccer referee,a sculptor and a fisherman

“Sometimes the fathering is wonderful,but mostly it’s a routine. Piles of washing,finding school uniforms,bowls of porridge...”

  • byDugald Jellie
Matty Fahd:‘I want my social media to reflect my life,and my life is now my kids’

Matty Fahd:‘I want my social media to reflect my life,and my life is now my kids’

For six years,we’ve watched his biggest milestones unfold on Gogglebox. Now a doting father of two,Matty Fahd opens up about the joys of fatherhood.

  • byLorna Gray
Maverick was born weighing the same as a loaf of bread. He fought hard to make it to Father’s Day

Maverick was born weighing the same as a loaf of bread. He fought hard to make it to Father’s Day

Rhys and Courtney Matulis welcomed their tiny baby boy into the world at just 23 weeks old. Support from other families with premature babies gave them hope.

  • byAshleigh McMillan