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Society · Sydney Morning Herald

A shoes-off house

We are still in the beginning of our new shoeless lives, but already there is no turning back.
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By Wingz International
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May 14, 2026
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Society · Sydney Morning Herald

A prestige 21st gift, until…

A father with a weakness for luxury goods showered his wife and daughter with high-end jewellery – but things weren’t always what they seemed.
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By Wingz International
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May 14, 2026
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Society · Guardian Australia

Sharing the Care

I thought when my mother went into aged care my daily work would be over. I was wrong...
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By Caroline Baum
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October 21, 2024
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Illawarra Flame · Society

An Ailing Hospital

Wollongong is a regional hub and a teaching hospital, but are its standards meeting community expectations?
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By Caroline Baum
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October 14, 2024
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Good Weekend · Society

Merci Mission

How to convince your French mother to appreciate the art of gratitude? With difficulty - and then, self-reflection.
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By Caroline Baum
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October 12, 2024
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Society · Guardian Australia

Dehydration

‘You are sweating half a litre an hour’: what happens to your body when dehydrated – and how to avoid it. As Australia stares down a predicted very hot summer, dehydration presents a serious …
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By Caroline Baum
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December 9, 2023
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Society · Sydney Morning Herald

Therapy

Breaking up with my therapist terrified me. In the end, it was perfect. After eight years, it was time to say goodbye. My therapist gave me six months’ notice that she was breaking up …
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By Caroline Baum
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August 27, 2023
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Society · Guardian Australia

Justin Yerbury

‘I wish I could be her hero’: the teenage sweethearts who face motor neurone disease together. When Justin and Rachel Yerbury met, they had no idea that he would become a world-leading scientist – …
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By Caroline Baum
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June 27, 2023
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Society · Griffith Review

Ageing and Eating

Like falling over, choking in public is always a little embarrassing. When it happens, people feel the need to apologise once the episode is over, as if it were a sign of weakness or …
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By Caroline Baum
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March 8, 2022
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Society · Guardian Australia

The Refugee Bakery Scheme

‘The bakery is like a family to me’: the asylum seekers and refugees building a new life on sourdough starter. For the trainees of the Bread and Butter project, learning to bake is the …
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By admin
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September 8, 2021
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