Schoolboy Dylan Raven is on a mission to stop the menace plaguing our kids. Karen Raven thought her son Dylan was just being a typical teenage boy when he’d retreat to his room after school every day. At dinner time, he’d eat a little bit, then disappear again for the night. “I just thought, at […]

Everyone knows breast milk is best for babies, and a new study has found yet another reason mother’s should try to use their own milk instead of formula. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that breastfed newborns developed a healthier gut than those bottle-fed baby formula. The study — published in the August issue […]

Circumcision has fallen from favour in Australia recent years but a new study suggests it could help protect baby boys from an array of diseases and infections. The surgical removal of the foreskin of newborn boys has been fiercely debated among parents and medical professionals for decades. Until recently, popular opinion deemed circumcision at best […]

Fashion designer Collette Dinnigan considers herself “very very lucky” to be expecting her second child at age 46, but wants to warn other women not to leave pregnancy so late. Dinnigan, who will be 47 when her son is due in November, underwent years of IVF treatments with her husband Bradley Cocks, 36, before falling […]

Patagonia is a windswept wilderness of staggering beauty and the only way to see it is to put on your boots and go trekking, writes Mike Dolan.

A leading breastfeeding advocate has sparked outrage by telling expectant mothers that baby formula was “like AIDS”. The shocking statement was made during an Australian Breastfeeding Association class that an undercover Sunday Mail journalist attended after a pregnant woman called the paper to complain about a previous class. Couples were also told baby formula killed […]

A 48-year-old Melbourne mother of 10 is pregnant with quintuplets conceived without the help of IVF. The mother, who is expected to give birth any day now, became pregnant naturally, the Seven Network reported. Related: I had a baby at 50 without IVF Doctors say the natural pregnancy could be considered a miracle, with the […]

Infidelity ends thousands of marriages every year, but a new book is suggesting cheating could help couples stay together. It is an opinion sure to prove controversial, but bestselling British author Catherine Hakim has written a self-help book explaining how having an affair could make your relationship stronger. An excerpt from the paperback — entitled […]

The Sunshine State’s capital has come of age. Now seen as Australia’s new hip getaway city, here are 15 of Mike Dolan’s favourite ways to spend a great long weekend in Brisbane.

Barbie has taught generations of little girls that they can be anything from an astronaut to president, but now the famous doll is preparing to inspire male fans too. Mattel is releasing the first ever “Drag Queen Barbie”, modelled after New York based fashion designer Phillipe Blond, himself a cross-dresser. Related: See Barbie’s proportions drawn […]