Family

We know him as the charming TV host and hard-hitting journalist, but for Jenna Martin, her father Ray is just her doting, sometimes embarrassing dad. When I think of my dad, what comes to mind is not the toothy-grinned television star swapping stories with a Hollywood celebrity, or the hard-hitting journalist reporting from the latest […]

Actress Deborra-lee Furness has joined forces with the celebrity “orphan doctor” to save the world’s forgotten children. Bryce Corbett reports. To look at Deborra-lee Furness and Dr Jane Aronson on paper, they make the most unlikely of duos. One is an accomplished actress in her own right and the wife of Aussie Hollywood sensation, Hugh […]

There’s far more to Sarah Jessica Parker than Carrie Bradshaw. Chrissy Iley talks movies, marriage, and motherhood with the star. There’s an instant kinship when you meet Sarah Jessica Parker. All she has to say is, “How are you?” and she oozes empathy. She has an uncanny ability to relate to vulnerability, whether you’re single […]

It’s the male sexual taboo that can destroy relationships and rob couples of a happy love-life. Yet erectile dysfunction needs to be discussed openly and with understanding, before it’s too late, writes Bettina Arndt. Keith lived through a nightmare. He went from being a happily married man to a shaky soul who lost his wife, […]

The cover of New York Magazine this month features a naked, pregnant, 50+ woman under the coverline: is she too old for this? Further down, the story asks: is there anything wrong with being 53 and pregnant? Related: I had a baby at 50 – without IVF The story taps into the controversy over older […]

Abandoned as a toddler on the streets of Calcutta, Irani’s future was bleak until an Australian couple decided to adopt her. Jordan Baker charts the bureaucratic nightmare that almost destroyed a little girl’s chance of a new life. Irani Bate’s first years on earth will forever remain a mystery. No one knows anything of her […]

Sperm donation is often seen as a gift to thousands of infertile couples, who find joy and completion in a child that might not otherwise exist. But their children sometimes find that joy bound with longing, loss and lifelong confusion about their true identity. Narelle Grech knows the details by heart: his code name is […]

The focus on fertility has created a worldwide panic — and that panic is being exploited by advertising companies, writes Jordan Baker. This month, New York Magazine features a naked, wrinkled, 60-plus pregnant woman on its cover, asking: is she just too old for this? The grey-haired woman stares at the camera, with an expression […]

Are you one of those people who feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get things done? Well, as strange as it sounds, a personal concierge might just be the answer. They can take care of everything from taking the dog to the vet to buying birthday presents. Personal concierge Debbie […]

Overprotective parents are raising a generation of anti-social, obese and excessively cautious children, experts have claimed. Two parenting experts discussed the impact of ‘hovering helicopter parents’ in an article in the American Journal of Play. The claim that today’s children have virtually no opportunity for unsupervised ‘free play’, leaving them prone to obesity, poor physical […]