Contentious but never contrite, Peter Saunders overturned his own beliefs before he started on society's. Michael Duffy farewells him.

When the nanny state takes over the playground, children's fun - and their development - is threatened. Katherine Kizilos reports.

Working women find new ways to keep their careers on track while juggling jobs and family.

MondayThe chill winds of autumn blew around the Phantom Day Traders' Syndicate as we huddled over a little picnic in the park, discussing our latest investment disasters.

"THERE'S no excuse for abuse," reads a CityRail poster plastered across Sydney platforms. "Some days don't go to plan," it earnestly explains, "but we all have the right to do our jobs without being: verbally abused, physically assaulted and spat upon."