Les Mills, New Zealand Olympian behind global gym chain, dies aged 91
He and his wife opened first Les Mills gym in Auckland in 1968 and family later introduced workout programs including BodyPump taught worldwide
A US champion of ‘freebirthing’ always claimed there had been no maternal deaths linked to the movement. Is Stacey Warnecke the first?
Guardian investigation exposes full links between a US business linked to baby deaths around the world and Australian ‘birth keeper’ Emily Lal, the central witness at the inquest into the death of a Melbourne wellness influencer
Silence please: how book clubs without the chat help focus the mind
A Silent Book Club is growing in popularity in Melbourne as an antidote to the social pressure of group discussions
I love being in an office so much that when I was unemployed I paid for one
Turning our backs on our colleagues to work from home would be a grave mistake
‘Would that all journeys were on foot’: writers on the joy of walking
Will Self on London, Fran Lebowitz on New York, Helen Garner on Melbourne and other writers’ love letters to urban pedestrianism
I played up to masculine stereotypes as a way to fit in. That can be dangerous
As a black man in Australia, my identity has been limited by tropes, fetishes and white fantasy. As a teenager, I didn’t understand I deserved complexity
Can my child’s peanut allergy be cured?
Luisa Dillner: Researchers think they may have found a key to a cure for this potentially life-threatening condition. For now, though, it’s imperative that parents continue to follow recommended guidelines