The May 8 edition
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The May 8 edition

In this issue,actor and film producer Teresa Palmer tells Genevieve Quigley that while all her dreams have come true,she always wanted to be a mother.

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The May 1 edition

The cook,actor and singer Silvia Colloca talks with Jane Rocca about food,family,her new movie and her marriage with Richard Roxburgh.

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The mothers we think we’ll be are very different to the mothers we become

The mothers we think we’ll be are very different to the mothers we become

Writers Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell share the mothers in art and culture that struck a chord before and after they became parents themselves.

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Still don’t send me flowers - just address the unfinished business for mothers

Still don’t send me flowers - just address the unfinished business for mothers

Despite billions invested,Australia has some of the most expensive childcare in the world and lacks policies to foster work,care and an economy that thrives for all.

  • byElizabeth Hill
Ways to make Mother’s Day more meaningful this year

Ways to make Mother’s Day more meaningful this year

Mother’s Day can be about more than just breakfast in bed,Evelyn Lewin discovers.

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‘The style lessons my mother taught me’

‘The style lessons my mother taught me’

The clothes we choose to wear say a lot about the world we live in – but our relationship with them is established much earlier – and often informed by the women in our lives.

  • byJane Rocca
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Shortages and price hikes mean every rose has a thorny price tag

Shortages and price hikes mean every rose has a thorny price tag

Despite exponential price rises flowers are still the gift of choice this Mother’s Day. But will there be enough to go around?

  • byNell Geraets
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Pam Kent on Hannah Kent

Pam Kent speaks about her daughter,award-winning writer Hannah Kent.

Having kids was the right decision for me,but I’m firmly pro-choice
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Having kids was the right decision for me,but I’m firmly pro-choice

Loving motherhood and craving grandchildren doesn’t mean I don’t support abortion,as tragic as what it involves is.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Are these TV’s most iconic mums?

Are these TV’s most iconic mums?

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than by paying tribute to the TV mums who raised us?

  • byThomas Mitchell
The perfect Mother’s Day gift - just add a ribbon

The perfect Mother’s Day gift - just add a ribbon

Back in my day,you’d bring home some misshaped clay lump,optimistically label it “an ashtray”,and await the response.

  • byRichard Glover