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I must start this review with a confession. Greek food is, for me, the ultimate comfort food, and it can be hard to review a book about one of your favourite things – how do you make an impartial assessment about something you’re anything not even faintly impartial about? However the real greek at home…Read More
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On her first date with her husband, Elizabeth Bard takes a bite of a pavé au poivre that melts on her tongue in a symphony of pleasure. He was, she says “half way to home base as soon as I cut into that marvellous steak.” It is a lunch in Paris that truly changes her…Read More
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Nothing like a little romance to soothe a weary soul… or even a not-so-weary soul who thrives on a fantastic read with loved-up themes! This batch of tempting books is just the thing to get your heart racing – with enough variety to satisfy the many romantic stylings within us all. Marriage and Other Games by…Read More
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VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women ) Clubs of Australia is a nationwide self-governed women’s organisation formed in 1960 by The Smith Family. From a single club in Sydney with just 10 members, VIEW has grown over the past 50 years into a network of 21,000 women and 400 clubs stretching across every state…Read More
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Over 50% of Australian mums are struggling to provide nutritionally balanced meals to their families, according to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Major food company Nestlé recently ran a study involving 16,579 Australian women which showed that 53% found mealtimes challenging, and that knowing what to feed their kids for a healthy, balanced meal was difficult. While…Read More
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An anti-domestic violence initiative driven by a local rugby league club is being credited for a drop in incidences of domestic violence in Midwest Queensland. The multi-award winning campaign Domestic Violence—it’s not our game will kick off its 4th season today with a launch event in Cloncurry, a township located 766 kilometres west of Townsville.…Read More
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A senior United Nations official has called for greater international action to end sexual violence in the world’s conflict zones. Margot Wallström, the recently appointed Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, says sexual violence during conflicts is all too often downplayed and treated as part of local cultural traditions instead of being viewed…Read More
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Najud is a 10 year old Yemeni girl who made world headlines by winning a divorce case, ending her marriage to a man in his thirties who had abused her physically and sexually. Her lawyer Shada Mohammed Nasser (pictured with Najud), is a woman on a mission to end the practice of child marriage in…Read More
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Yesterday the consumer organisation CHOICE hosted a round-table discussion in Sydney to debate the key points raised in the CHOICE Wedding Report, which was published in December 2009. According to CHOICE, creative pricing and high pressure sales tactics, could be partly responsible for driving up the cost of the average Australian wedding to just over…Read More
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During desperate times, we call on desperate measures – and author Melanie Tait - a journalist and broadcaster with the ABC – certainly weaves a tale of weight loss desperation in her new book Fat Chance – My Big Fat Gastric Band Adventure. From the chuckle-worthy title alone, you soon get the sense this book has…Read More
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