Life Matters

How can you plan for retirement and maximise your superannuation? Plus, why shoppers make the choices they do and how a shift in thinking could benefit us.

What does it mean to have something - or someone - to nurture in your life? And Ask Aunty gets into the challenges of job references.

More and more Australians are using 'buy now, pay later' services to pay for everyday items such as groceries. So, will new federal legislation regulating this booming industry help consumers? Plus, a shortage of affordable housing is forcing many people, including international students, to share beds and sleep in shifts, a phenomenon known as 'hot bedding'. And Jennifer Wong serves up life lessons she's received in Here's What I Know.

At a time when women's professional sport is finally booming, how can we keep girls active? Well, we can start with what they're asked to wear.  Plus, feel hopeless at online dating? Meet the professional who will write you a profile, and even flirt and banter with your matches, as part of a new market that's arisen around dating apps. 

Receiving the all-clear after cancer treatment should be a relief. But for many cancer patients, the fear that the cancer will come back can be debilitating in its own right. Plus disability advocates say airlines are still falling way behind expected standards. And daytime clubbing is gaining popularity.

Wicked is a movie set in a fantasy world. So, why is this story resonating with so many people? Plus is doing nothing the best way to recharge when you're on annual leave? And why Australia's AIDS quilt became a beautiful beacon of hope.

We're heading into the silly season — but is it also the season of burnout? And Ask Aunty gets into borrowers’ remorse. 

Why is it taking longer, and so much more money, to build a home? Plus Darren Hayes on learning to not take things personally, and why more folks are having their tattoos removed.

What's the best way to get children speaking a second language? Plus, in the midst of the Black Friday shopping week, why do we find a sale so hard to resist?

The Federal Government is funding the rapid expansion of an anti-vaping program that targets young people. Plus, two Victorian women have teamed up to try and "de-colonise" the landscape of Victoria's first European settlement. They're pushing to remove colonial monuments and rename place names.