Family and Relationships

When Sister Nicole hosted workshops to examine domestic and family violence, people willingly shared their own experiences of abuse. Now the church is tackling how it can prevent it happening.

Mitch has always been open to new ideas. So when someone suggested sex work, the early-career lawyer decided to try it as a 'side hustle'. It turned into something more.

As the population of the Japanese village of Nagoro shrank, many buildings in the town were left abandoned. Tsukimi Ayano is one of the few residents left and has come up with a novel way to populate it — with dolls.

In a new book by a former Australian diplomat, the stories and struggles of LGBT workers in Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are documented.

After dipping into her annual leave to stay close to her premature son, Kat Averill is now among advocates calling for an extension to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme.

The children of lighthouse keepers who manned the Norah Head beacon in the 1900s say they want to make sure it's "here for everyone" in the future, as they return to the site for its milestone anniversary.

The ABC has heard from several women who gave birth at home after a negative hospital experience, as part of its Birth Project investigation. It comes as a Senate inquiry into birth trauma was recently launched in NSW.

When Ellena Stone learned her neighbour might not have long to live, she decided to help plan her wedding. In just ten minutes they had everything from a photographer to a cake.

After escaping a turbulent home life, she found herself homeless at least three times before she even turned 18.

A Perth man who fatally injured his 28-day old daughter had previous convictions for assaulting a former partner, a court hears. 

WA's deputy coroner backs police over their conduct in the fatal shooting of Ashley Dean Fildes after he stabbed several people in a South Hedland shopping centre while in the midst of a psychotic episode.

When life wasn't quite working for Sydney parents of four Jodi and Daniel, they decided to take a road trip. It proved to be a life-changing act.

Working in a pressure cooker environment alongside your brother or sister definitely isn’t for everyone but for The Waifs it was a recipe for 20 years of success.

Ariane "Kiki" Joseph's volunteer work in the rural town of Leongatha is appreciated so much by the local community that it has raised more than $10,000 to help her appeal against her carer visa rejection.

Vanessa trusted her psychologist – then she married her. Three years after her death, her family want answers.

Neil Para and his family lived in Australia for more than nine years with no visa and no rights. What's life like now they've been granted permanent residency? 

Ashwin Ramachandran is on a mission to help increase access to fertility tests for men and start more conversations about male infertility.

We asked clinical psychologist Dr Sophie Li, from Old People's Home for Teens, for practical ways to support a teen through wellbeing challenges. These are her tips.

One in three 18 to 19-year-olds in Australia has experienced intimate partner violence in the last 12 months. These young people's experiences show what might help.

For years, sperm donors believed their identity would remain secret, but the explosion of online DNA databases changed everything, writes Ian Smith.

Women facing domestic violence and other vulnerable people are often left "shattered" by their dealings with family law courts, but a new national program aims to help shelter them from the worst outcomes.

A music therapist's playlist for any given workday will be as varied as the patients they work with — they may start the day serenading a baby with Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and end it playing a version of a heavy metal song to an adolescent.

Doctors and friends dismissed Jessica's concerns when her son stopped talking. When he was eventually diagnosed with autism, she wished she hadn't agreed to take a "wait and see" approach. 

The rate of stillbirths is higher in migrant, refugee, and First Nations communities — up to twice the rate of the general population.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert spent 804 days in an Iranian prison accused of being a spy. Sami Shah has been twice divorced. The pair never thought they’d find love again. Then they went on a dating app.