Life

From dating websites to ride share apps, customers are being surreptitiously rated and ranked. But is this scrutiny turning us into a society of impotent people pleasers?

The founder of Lindsay magazine knew exactly where she wanted her career to go but lacked the courage to make it happen. Then, an unexpected misstep set her on the path she’d always envisioned.

A songwriting venture between musicians and prisoners will be brought to the stage at the National Folk Festival in Canberra. The Big hART project was a transformative experience for both musicians and inmates.

Attending a conference on elder abuse, the author is confronted to realise how readily a carer’s frustration, or the ingratitude of an aged cohabitant, can escalate to a harmful relationship.

At a conference styled like a Kubrick day spa, futurists and trend forecasters imagine what is next for women in business.

As the US celebrates Black History Month, a reflection on African diaspora Australians and the indelible mark its forebears left on this country.

Nat Randall’s 24-hour performance of a single scene based on the film Opening Night, over and over, becomes a study in the excesses of male ego.

The 2017 Horne Prize was awarded to this searching piece on caring for a father with dementia.

Summer heatwaves can trigger a domino effect of infrastructure failures in major cities. So, how resilient are Melbourne and Sydney?

A collaborative community arts studio in Brisbane’s inner-city suburb of West End is a holdout against creeping gentrification and a living connection with local history.