Relationships

Our mothers taught us that if we can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. So why can women be so nasty to each other? Nasty comments are often made in a subtle way. We have all been given the mean-spirited, back-handed compliment along the lines of, ‘Oh, you are so adventurous wearing […]

It’s the question that is usually off-limits, but it seems celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Sarah Silverman and Zoe Saldana have no problem discussing their bedroom secrets. These leading ladies are just some of the stars who are opening up about their feelings, fears, love life and relationships for the new TV series The […]

Three generations of Kerr women talk to Bryce Corbett, who discovers how tragedy taught them the importance of having a mum. Mother’s Day is especially poignant in the Kerr household. Not least because two generations of the women whose gene pool gave the world Miranda Kerr lost their mothers when they were only very young. […]

Women are known as the fairer sex and it turns out they are more moral too. Eminent philosopher Professor Roger Steare has claimed that women have higher values and ethics than men, with women over 30 being the most moral of all. Steare developed the ‘Moral DNA’ test in 2008 to measure how people’s values […]

Catherine Smith was terrorised by her husband in one of the worst cases of domestic violence ever recorded in Australia. Yet while the blows were directed at her, it was her children who suffered the most. It’s the night that Catherine Smith fears the most. Not for the darkness, but for the nightmares that lurk […]

Parents might say they don’t have favourites, but research shows they are lying. Jordan Baker reports on the science of parental preference and its life-long effects. When US writer Kate Tietje confessed that she loved her son “just a little bit more” than her daughter, she provoked an enormous response. Yet, surprisingly, there was more […]

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have two beautiful daughters, but no matter how lovely his girls are, Keith will always love his wife more. While most parents would confess to loving their children more than their partner, Keith says his Nicole is the centre of his universe, and always will be. In pictures: Keith Urban’s […]

Women in management have a reputation for being demanding and difficult but a new study has found they’re actually better bosses than men. The survey found that women bosses were more democratic and easier to communicate with, allowing their employees to participate in decision-making and encouraging feedback on management policies. “In line with known gender […]

The image of Raquel Welch in a fur bikini is burnt into the brains of a whole generation of men, but the women herself thinks sex is "overrated".

Domestic violence kills an Australian woman almost every week but Jordan Baker doesn't think we take it seriously enough.