A Friday night at the pub turned into the school holidays from hell

A Friday night at the pub turned into the school holidays from hell

Absence makes the heart grow fonder,so what will 14 days in self-isolation do for a family with young children in a two-bedroom flat?

  • byMichael Ruffles

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I’ll never take the proximity of Australia and New Zealand for granted again
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I’ll never take the proximity of Australia and New Zealand for granted again

When I return,I want to embrace both my family and the land. To stand and once again absorb my tūrangawaewae as a woman who has grown and ultimately found herself in this city.

  • byKatie Scott
Hotel quarantine in Perth - it’s a BYO thing
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Hotel quarantine in Perth - it’s a BYO thing

Even if you’ve done your research,you’ll need advice on how to best get through hotel quarantine. Here are some survival tips.

  • byKatie Rowe
Danny Katz:Bring it on,the Day of the Grand Unmasking
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Danny Katz:Bring it on,the Day of the Grand Unmasking

This was a perfect opportunity to reboot the old face,fine-tune any problem areas and make several adjustments to the shape and size.

  • byDanny Katz
I started jogging again after eight years – it's been life-changing

I started jogging again after eight years – it's been life-changing

My exercise regimen fell off a cliff once my original motivation for long-distance running disappeared. The fix was surprisingly easy.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Am I really weird or wasting resources to have had five COVID-19 tests?

Am I really weird or wasting resources to have had five COVID-19 tests?

NSW Health says anyone should come forward for testing who has the mildest symptoms,even if you tested negative before.

  • byJulie Power
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Farewell,Dad. I'm sorry I had to witness your last breath on video call
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Farewell,Dad. I'm sorry I had to witness your last breath on video call

While her father was dying in Auckland,a Melbourne resident had no hope of travelling to be at his side amid the COVID-19 restrictions.

  • byKirstie Bedford
Australia abandoned us. Now we're stranded,homeless and jobless in Singapore
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Australia abandoned us. Now we're stranded,homeless and jobless in Singapore

A couple stuck in Singapore are among as many as 100,000 citizens struggling to get home. They feel betrayed.

  • byRob Colligan
Why I’ve got the hots for Dr Kerry Chant (and Gladys,by the way)

Why I’ve got the hots for Dr Kerry Chant (and Gladys,by the way)

COVID-19 has brought with it the rise of the clever,earnest,competent woman.

  • byAlexa Moses
I've made it home to my dying mother,so I'm lucky,but our government is acting illegally

I've made it home to my dying mother,so I'm lucky,but our government is acting illegally

An international lawyer says the government is breaching the law by preventing Australian citizens from returning home amid the COVID-19 crisis.

  • byAnne Gallagher
One thing COVID can't lock down:my life in front of screens

One thing COVID can't lock down:my life in front of screens

A retirement village resident,locked down by the risk of coronavirus,is grateful that his lifelong addiction to the moving image has not been interrupted.

  • byGarth Clarke