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The link between smartphones and falling fertility rates is becoming clear

Seven things to know about Australia’s baby bust – and what it means for you

The smartphone is copping some of the blame for the declining global fertility rate. Middle children are out of style. And there is a big difference between childfree and childless.

  • Matt Wade and Bronte Gossling

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According to Tinder, 81 per cent of young people believe yearning plays an important role in early emotional connection.

‘Yearning’ is the dating buzzword of the moment. But how healthy is it?

Yearning is having a moment in pop culture, but how does it translate into real life? Relationship experts share their thoughts.

  • Courtney Thompson
Adult children aren’t always impressed by their parents “gallivanting” in their later years.

Want to really gross out your adult kids? Tell them how much fun you’re having

My friends are leading secret lives to avoid their judgemental kids. But not me.

  • Kathy Lette
Experts say there are a number of understandable reasons why the question spikes anxiety.

People dread being asked this question before sex. Here’s how to answer it

The early stages of courtship are often marked by an eagerness to learn everything about your partner. But many people freeze when asked this particular question.

  • Courtney Thompson
How two Peruvian refugees rebuilt their lives in Australia
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Two Of Us with Ana and Marianella

How two Peruvian refugees rebuilt their lives in Australia

Marianella and Ana Claudia Casmon, two Peruvian refugees, built a life in Australia around respect, patience – and teardrop trailers.
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How Australia changed everything for Marianella and Ana

Marianella and Ana Claudia Casmon, two Peruvian refugees, built a life in Australia around respect, patience – and teardrop trailers.

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Angourie Rice, wearing Scanlan Theodore: “I liked the challenge of playing this character who’s wild and spontaneous.”

Angourie Rice’s early co-stars included Russell Crowe. Now 25, she’s reviving the rom-com

The Melbourne-born actor and star of Finding Emily is out to prove her Gen Z peers wrong when it comes to love.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Tinder is finding new users among Gen Z, but singles continue to feel dating app fatigue.

Tinder boasts of astrology-led revival as singles events flourish

The pioneering dating app has struggled in recent years against not only new competitors but also user fatigue and the rise of in-person singles events.

  • Elias Visontay and Samantha Murphy Kelly

Do you really need to know everything about your partner?

New dark comedy The Drama questions what you should do when the person you thought you loved isn’t who you thought they were.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Hugh Tyson has been to a couple of the events run by Crush Club and is enthusiastic about the experience.

Eligible bachelors like Hugh are apparently becoming extinct. Here’s where to find them

As dating app fatigue reaches a breaking point, a new wave of IRL singles events are attempting to bring the spark back to dating. But is it too late?

  • Courtney Thompson