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

The kindness of strangers: a woman I’d never met heard we had flu and dropped a big pot of soup at our doorstep

We’d just moved to a small town and didn’t know a soul. Then we all got sick at the same time. That food saved us

Inside the luxury Melbourne retreat where women pay $6,500 to get in touch with their vaginas

Eight participants – most of them ‘lesbian first-timers’ – are invited to shed shame and revel in pleasure

Rugged lakes, panoramic peaks and sparkling bays: five underrated Victorian walks

From history lessons to art appreciation, these lesser-known walks in regional Victoria immerse visitors in nature and so much more

Hyperlapse video: hiking the epic Grampians Peaks Trail in 5.5 minutes

The GPT is a new 13-day, 160km traverse of western Victoria’s Grampians (Gariwerd) national park. David Fanner survived the walk, but condensing his journey into a hyperlapse almost broke him

‘A massive spiritual shift’: how the mindful movement of qigong can treat addiction

The gentle motion, breathing and meditation stop the mind ‘wandering to negative thoughts’, says a recovering Victorian addict

Emotions run high as parkrun Australia restarts nationwide

From next Saturday, all events will be operating as normal as the fun run ‘family’ reunites

In search of a cosy Australia: hygge without the heating

I’m trying to take a leaf out of the Danes’ book and find some winter wellbeing. But it’s hard when even the hot water bottle looks more prepared than I do

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