Melissa Fyfe
The Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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‘We’ve got to have a revolution’: This Liberal MP is spoiling for a fight. Within her own party
Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer thinks the Libs are unelectable in their current form. And she wants nothing short of a revolution to “take the party back”. → Read More
‘I ain’t no Bambi’: How a paediatrician ended up in politics
When Monique Ryan defeated Josh Frydenberg to become the federal member for Kooyong, she shocked the political class – but not those who knew her well. → Read More
Ash, Dylan, Dusty: Mindset coach Ben Crowe explains how he makes our best better
He’s helped Ash Barty, Dylan Alcott and the Richmond Tigers rediscover their mojo – and right now, Ben Crowe’s rebooting his own. Here’s how he does it. → Read More
‘You’re awesome and you’re doing great’: Why life coaches are in demand
Is the largely unregulated industry of life coaching all it’s cracked up to be – and do its practitioners actually live better than the rest of us? → Read More
Maison d’être: the Aussie MP who swapped politics for a grand French château
Quitting Victorian politics at 40, Tim Holding wanted a new career. Buying and renovating a 18th-century mansion wasn’t in the plan – now it’s his mission. → Read More
The 23-year-old court clerk, the 68-year-old magistrate who became her fiancé – and the tragedy that followed
Ashleigh Petrie’s engagement sparked front-page news. Her tragic death only weeks later left her loved ones shattered – and searching for clues as to how and why her life unravelled. → Read More
Struggling with pre-schoolers? Take Bluey’s lead, say experts
In a rare double act, the global phenomenon Bluey is almost as popular with adults as it is with kids. As creator Joe Brumm explains, that’s no accident. → Read More
Suits you, madam: the rise of bespoke tailoring
Tailor Emily Nolan takes up to 40 body measurements to make just one of her perfect custom-made suits. For women. → Read More
The community groups turning one’s trash into another’s treasure
Furniture dumped on nature strips that once went to landfill is now filling up people’s homes, thanks to Facebook groups including Street Bounty. → Read More
Libidos in lockdown: sex work in the time of COVID-19
It’s the ultimate close-contact activity. So what happens to sex workers – and their clients – during a pandemic? → Read More
Not happy, Dan: Victoria's Premier cops a pandemic pounding
Dan Andrews was at the top of his game: a masterful politician and popular premier with a bold agenda and knack for crisis leadership. Then COVID-19 came along. → Read More
Social discord: online communities are supposed to bring people together, so why do they often tear us apart?
As we wrestle a pandemic, online communities are proving crucial. But can humans behave well enough to avoid them becoming toxic pits of competing agendas and personality disputes? → Read More
The controversial fertility specialist putting the va-va-voom into IVF
Melbourne “baby whisperer” Lynn Burmeister has a pink-infused and hyper-femme game plan to shake up Australia’s $550 million IVF industry. But not everyone’s tickled pink. → Read More
Dressed to kill: Justin Kurzel's Ned Kelly film explores the masculinity behind the mask
The Kelly gang in frocks? This latest biopic on the infamous bushranger revisits his place in history and explores what it is to be an Australian man. → Read More
Sex education in a time of moral panic – and how it's failing our children
A climate of fear is playing havoc with the ability of teachers to prepare students for one of the most primal aspects of adulthood: a happy, healthy sex life. → Read More
Power bills cheaper than your morning coffee
As Australian developers take sustainable housing to a larger scale, the joy of minuscule power bills is proving just one of the many attractions for residents. → Read More
Shortening the odds: the woman humanising Bill's bid for The Lodge
If Bill Shorten wins next weekend’s federal election, his will be the first blended family in The Lodge. Managing that transition will be wife Chloe, a campaign-trail asset happy to serve up the smiles, but decidedly less willing to cater for serious scrutiny. → Read More
Meet the McCallums, one of Australia's few Amish families
A family leaves behind the trappings of the 21st century to lead a simple, self-sufficient and pious life in rural Tasmania. → Read More
Yassmin Abdel-Magied on becoming 'Australia's most publicly hated Muslim'
She describes herself as “a smart mouth in a hijab” and “Australia’s most publicly hated Muslim”. Yassmin Abdel-Magied reflects on life at the centre of a media furore – and why she’s leaving town. → Read More
Yassmin Abdel-Magied on becoming 'Australia's most publicly hated Muslim'
She describes herself as “a smart mouth in a hijab” and “Australia’s most publicly hated Muslim”. Yassmin Abdel-Magied reflects on life at the centre of a media furore – and why she’s leaving town. → Read More