As an overworked perfectionist, ignoring wellness advice was the salve my soul needed

I watched all the TV shows and read all the books and, gradually, I found my way back to myself

Foreskin reclaimers: the ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision

Emboldened by the body-positive movement and a sense of rage, a growing chorus is pushing back against a common custom

I’m a sucker for happy endings but sometimes I just need to read a story about defeat

Popular culture is saturated with so-called inspirational narratives. But we can’t always overcome adversity or find closure

Body positivity can come in many forms – even a custom-made wedding dress

After three years of talking to tailors and women living in large bodies, I learned that there’s joy to be found in garments made to fit you perfectly

Dorothy Rowe obituary

Psychologist who believed in listening to patients, and could express complex ideas with brilliant simplicity

Naturopaths are snake-oil salespeople masquerading as health professionals

Researching for a feature about naturopaths, I was committed to hearing both sides. What I discovered shocked me

Bupa reaches $157m settlement with tax office after decade-long dispute

Deal involves no admission of liability, after allegations the company tried to show lower profits in Australia

Australia has long had its freakishly hot days, but this summer feels different

We still imagine our summers filled with long days at the beach but Australia is increasingly becoming a hellscape better spent indoors

‘We could have saved them’: Australia’s stillbirth rate unchanged for 20 years

Landmark report finds stillbirth affects 2,000 families a year, and the rate is twice as high for Indigenous mothers

‘Discrimination in a different form?’ Doubts dog advertising guidelines on body image

An Australian advertisers’ group wants to curb portrayals of ‘unrealistic or unattainable’ shapes. But critics fear the new code will have limited impact