The Bourne Ultimatum: bride-to-be's dad blasts 'Fancy Pants' mother-in-law

Adam Cooper The father of a young woman given a scathing lesson on etiquette via an email from her soon-to-be mother-in-law comes out swinging.

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Discovering the beauty (queen) inside

Jenna Clarke Strange as it may sound, I've been inspired by a beauty queen.

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City Kat

A nice guy responds to your comments

Katherine Feeney The loneliness of a nice guy generated a huge response. James replies to you.

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Funding rise for aged care worth just a banana a day

Mark Metherell THE squeeze on nursing homes, which are already straining to cover staff and fresh food costs, has tightened with the government announcing a below-inflation funding rise worth just a banana a day for each resident.

New child rules may raise costs

Dan Harrison Childcare fees are likely to rise because of national reforms to improve quality, the Productivity Commission has warned.

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Do you know what your daughter’s doing tonight?

Rachel Olding It’s midnight on a Saturday and at King Street Wharf’s Cargo Bar, the night has soured.

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Ask Sam

How long does it take to fall in (and out) of love?

Sam Brett The television show The Bachelor is back. And I’m excited. Well, at least I’m excited by the ...

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City Kat

The pluses and minuses of sex positivity

katherine feeney Hypothetically speaking, would you be hip to your partner asking to share the love.

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Dirty Laundry

Surviving the ex-factor

Heidi Davoren Is a nightmare ex-spouse the reason most second marriages fail?

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Swedish preschool neutralises stereotypes with gender-free agenda

A preschool bans gendered pronouns to engineer equality between the sexes from childhood.

Social engineering

Gender-free preschool sparks controversy

Experimental school accused of emasculating boys in pursuit of equality.

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Ask Sam

The better sex life diet ... and do we all marry the wrong person?

Sam Brett Check out the video above on how to improve your sex life ... But with more singles than ever before... what's with the current reluctance to tie the knot? 

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In teamwork, one bad apple really does make a difference

Kelly Burke WHEN it comes to the workplace, a team is only as efficient as its laziest member.

Sex trends

Oral sex expected of Gen Y: survey

Michelle Griffin Oral sex is now so commonplace among Generation Y women that many say they feel it's expected of them.

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Solid glass

What's holding women back?

Alyssa McDonald talks to federal Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis.

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Governor keeps his vow on gay marriage

Esm E Deprez ALBANY: A bill to give gay couples the right to wed was approved by the New York Senate yesterday, making the US state the sixth and most-populous to legalise same-sex marriage.

Breakfast under siege: An open letter to Perth eateries

Jenna Clarke Perth restaurants seem to be suffering some indigestion over the concept of breakfast.

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City Kat

Thoughts from a 'nice guy', who does always finish last

Katherine Feeney "The other night I was close to tears from an unmet desire just to hold someone. I’m not bitter, just feeling sad, lonely and defeated."

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Numbers add up as mothers return to work sooner

Michelle Griffin For most mothers, the days of staying at home until the youngest child starts school are over.

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Ask Sam

Have single women gone crazy?

Sam Brett While I often hear single women complaining to me that all the good men are either taken or gay, lately I’ve been privy to the flip side of the dating coin. Blokes who are looking to dip their ...

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Study

Overweight women less successful

But not for the reason that you may think, say researchers.

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All downhill for workers after 45, says age commissioner

Emily Dunn BY HER own standard, Elizabeth Broderick is already well ''over the hill''.

Survey

Most women marry for love, except...

When their suitor's cirucmstances aren't so good, poll reveals.

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Labour party

Rewarding mothers for giving birth

Do the agonies of labour require diamond "push presents" as compensation?

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City Kat

Will you marry me?

Katherine Feeney I want to propose to my boyfriend.

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Sad affair

Clicking with a cheat: adultery booming in Sydney, but a life of betrayal is not so rosy

Stephanie Gardiner It's the dating website that claims Sydney is the cheating capital of Australia, among 9.7 million anonymous members around the world looking for a tryst under the motto "Life is short. Have an affair".

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Dirty Laundry

In the eyes of the (in)law

Heidi Davoren Does the mothering instincts overrule all sense of common decency?

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Ask Sam

Married men behaving badly

Sam Brett Check out the video above and learn how you can catch a cheating partner with Oprah Winfrey regular, private eye Tony ...