Beach days sound simple until you’re standing in a parking lot with a 4 ½-year-old who insists on carrying everything by himself, a 21-month-old who changes her mind every five minutes and a 9-month-old who still needs naps, shade and a surprising amount of gear. After our first beach trip of the summer, I realized…
A Canberra mother had concerns for her daughter’s safety at a childcare centre in the city’s north-west for more than a year before the ACT regulator ordered it to shut. Alison Sweeney, whose daughter attends Edge Early Learning in Higgins, said she was not surprised the Children’s Education and Care Assurance (CECA) issued the centre…
NEW DELHI: In a likely breakthrough in govt’s attempts to muster a two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the Constitution amendment bill to increase seats in Lok Sabha and implement women’s reservation law from 2029, DMK, which has 22 members in Lok Sabha, said it is open to negotiation if govt can guarantee that the…
Mike Risk loves watching the Australia’s only mainland colony of gannets at Point Danger on Victoria’s rugged south-west coast. The majestic flock of about 300 seabirds nests on a cliff on the edge of the roaring Southern Ocean at Portland, a four-hour drive west of Melbourne. Usually Mr Risk will marvel at the birds as…
The moonshine stomp, the mountain goat and the rocking chair — these are just some of the dance moves echoing through Tasmania’s Rowella Community Hall on any given Sunday. The former church, nestled alongside the River Tamar, north of Launceston, is now one of the state’s busiest community halls, hosting everything from social nights to…
In Queensland’s cattle country, beef is big business. From grazing to abattoirs and the quintessential butchery, the industry is the fabric of the west. But outback butcher shops are shutting up shop due to economic pressures and a lack of apprentices. “It’s pretty devastating to everybody,” said Tarj Wiles, who managed Julia Creek’s only butcher…
Sherie Van Burgel happily admits that her family is “the biggest shell-collecting family” in Albany, 400 kilometres south of Perth. Shell collecting is a popular activity on the coastline around Albany, and Ms Van Burgel said she often took her children to beaches specifically to look for shells. “If there’s been a huge storm, I’m…
NEW DELHI: Congress is learnt to have sternly told the dissenting Punjab leaders to stick with party discipline and not air their grievances against the state chief in public.The message was conveyed after a prolonged show of public opposition by senior state members to the appointment of Amarinder Raja Warring as Punjab Congress president. AICC…
Edwina Dawn Horwath’s top-floor apartment is filled with her framed drawings, stacked books, and glass decorations that hang in the window and reflect rays of winter sun. Like many residents, the 82-year-old has lived in the Victoria Avenue public housing tower in Albert Park, just south of Melbourne CBD, for decades. So the prospect of…
Amazon is offering an incredible Audible trial until July 30. If you’re in need of a gift for a book lover (or someone who wants to be) or just want to add audiobooks to your listening queue, you can get three months of a Standard Audible subscription for just under $1. And this time, you…