— with financial expert Adrian Raftery One consequence of a slowing economy is that more people are likely to be made redundant. It’s a stressful event, but if it happens to you, there are ways you can reduce its impact. Your legal rights Employers must follow strict guidelines when dismissing an employee due to redundancy. […]

Turn a plain, boring wall into a gorgeous panelled feature with this simple — and inexpensive — decorating tip. Head to your local hardware store for strips of slim moulded railing for the square frames or wider pieces for the mid-wall dado and the picture rail (from $12.76 for 1.8m length, Bunnings). Use a pencil […]

Sometimes you come across a plant that you’ve ignored for years, and realise it’s so absolutely perfect that you don’t know why you haven’t planted hundreds of them years ago. I had one of those moments two years ago, when I looked at a friend’s nerines. I’d never even thought of growing any before – […]

The city of Kota Kinabalu on Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, is your doorway to a world of lush tropical rainforest, incredible wildlife and a shared history created by war.

On and off the catwalk, Paris Fashion Week is one of the world's great spectacles. Mike Dolan discovers that the glamour, glitz and gossip often spills into the city's palace hotels and restaurants.

Grief is like a cyclone – violent and uncontrollable, it rips through us, upending our lives. Even when the shock has passed, we are left dazed, sifting through memories and trying to make sense of an unfamiliar, devastated landscape. Grieving is a natural response to loss and the more you loved that person, the more […]

You see them in every gardening magazine – page after page of autumn glories, trees in every shade of red, orange, purple, gold and yellow. But sadly in Australia you need ‘two jumpers and a pair of long Johns’ winters to really get great autumn foliage – and even then, the chances are that your […]

Singapore has reinvented itself as a city of temptations. Mike Dolan goes to the Lion State in search of the good life and discovers a riot of fun.

In these times of financial challenge, one way to enjoy an affordable holiday at home or overseas is to house-swap.

Thanks to sustainable fabrics like bamboo and pre-loved vintage treasures, fashion is having an absolutely fabulous green makeover. Pamela Allardice browses online boutiques that marry style with eco-savvy. Fab frocks Ultra-feminine design meets comfort in the soft bamboo knit wrap dresses from Bamboo Boutique (www.bambooboutique.com.au), with an honourable mention to the uber-cool Enamore collection of […]