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Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

It’s not all a horror story, I promise. I’ve discovered that having a child is actually very funny.

11.09.2025 10

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

It’s not all a horror story, I promise. I’ve discovered that having a child is actually very funny.

11.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Charlotte Mortlock

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

It’s not all a horror story, I promise. I’ve discovered that having a child is actually very funny.

11.09.2025 10

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

Babies need a rebrand: with the birthrate in freefall, we’re overlooking one aspect of parenting

It’s not all a horror story, I promise. I’ve discovered that having a child is actually very funny.

11.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock

In an era of wellbeing obsessions, I’ve become deeply sober un-curious

Sure, we might be mitigating plenty of risk factors. But in the process of eliminating so many things from our lives, we also reduce connection, joy...

24.06.2025 5

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

In an era of wellbeing obsessions, I’ve become deeply sober un-curious

Sure, we might be mitigating plenty of risk factors. But in the process of eliminating so many things from our lives, we also reduce connection, joy...

24.06.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Charlotte Mortlock

In an era of wellbeing obsessions, I’ve become deeply sober un-curious

Sure, we might be mitigating plenty of risk factors. But in the process of eliminating so many things from our lives, we also reduce connection, joy...

24.06.2025 30

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

In an era of wellbeing obsessions, I’ve become deeply sober un-curious

Sure, we might be mitigating plenty of risk factors. But in the process of eliminating so many things from our lives, we also reduce connection, joy...

24.06.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock

Women have won the Liberal Party battle, now we need to win the war

This is not the first time our party has been at this crossroads. But it is the first time we have turned in the right direction.

13.05.2025 8

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

Women have won the Liberal Party battle, now we need to win the war

This is not the first time our party has been at this crossroads. But it is the first time we have turned in the right direction.

13.05.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Charlotte Mortlock

Women have won the Liberal Party battle, now we need to win the war

This is not the first time our party has been at this crossroads. But it is the first time we have turned in the right direction.

13.05.2025 7

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

Women have won the Liberal Party battle, now we need to win the war

This is not the first time our party has been at this crossroads. But it is the first time we have turned in the right direction.

13.05.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock

The Liberal Party is still beholden to a small cohort of angry men. Women have had enough

I tried many times to meet Peter Dutton about the party’s women problem. It’s clear this wasn’t a priority for him.

05.05.2025 3

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

The Liberal Party is still beholden to a small cohort of angry men. Women have had enough

I tried many times to meet Peter Dutton about the party’s women problem. It’s clear this wasn’t a priority for him.

05.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Charlotte Mortlock

The Liberal Party is still beholden to a small cohort of angry men. Women have had enough

I tried many times to meet Peter Dutton about the party’s women problem. It’s clear this wasn’t a priority for him.

05.05.2025 7

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

The Liberal Party is still beholden to a small cohort of angry men. Women have had enough

I tried many times to meet Peter Dutton about the party’s women problem. It’s clear this wasn’t a priority for him.

05.05.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock

Why the arts became Australia’s most conformist industry

30.12.2024 6

The Australian

Charlotte Mortlock

Yes, we need social media reform. Let’s start by purging algorithms

11.10.2024 4

The Australian

Charlotte Mortlock

The workplace change that could fix our declining birth rate

It’s no secret that parents are struggling. Around the world, almost every developed country is grappling with the implications of shrinking and...

30.09.2024 1

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

The workplace change that could fix our declining birth rate

It’s no secret that parents are struggling. Around the world, almost every developed country is grappling with the implications of shrinking and...

30.09.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock

The workplace change that could fix our declining birth rate

It’s no secret that parents are struggling. Around the world, almost every developed country is grappling with the implications of shrinking and...

30.09.2024 2

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

The workplace change that could fix our declining birth rate

It’s no secret that parents are struggling. Around the world, almost every developed country is grappling with the implications of shrinking and...

30.09.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Charlotte Mortlock

Forget the wellness fads: Why a girls’ trip is the most restorative thing you can do

There is always a melancholy feeling that hits as the end of any long-anticipated holiday nears. Historically, I’ve always been able to get a grip...

15.09.2024 3

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

Forget the wellness fads: Why a girls’ trip is the most restorative thing you can do

There is always a melancholy feeling that hits as the end of any long-anticipated holiday nears. Historically, I’ve always been able to get a grip...

15.09.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Charlotte Mortlock

Forget the wellness fads: Why a girls’ trip is the most restorative thing you can do

There is always a melancholy feeling that hits as the end of any long-anticipated holiday nears. Historically, I’ve always been able to get a grip...

15.09.2024 2

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

Forget the wellness fads: Why a girls’ trip is the most restorative thing you can do

There is always a melancholy feeling that hits as the end of any long-anticipated holiday nears. Historically, I’ve always been able to get a grip...

15.09.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock

So what if Kamala is big on TikTok? You don’t have to yuck young voters’ yum

In my early 20s, I loudly and obnoxiously declared that I thought all the fuss and pomp for an upcoming royal wedding was over the top and silly....

05.08.2024 4

WA Today

Charlotte Mortlock

So what if Kamala is big on TikTok? You don’t have to yuck young voters’ yum

In my early 20s, I loudly and obnoxiously declared that I thought all the fuss and pomp for an upcoming royal wedding was over the top and silly....

05.08.2024 2

The Age

Charlotte Mortlock

So what if Kamala is big on TikTok? You don’t have to yuck young voters’ yum

In my early 20s, I loudly and obnoxiously declared that I thought all the fuss and pomp for an upcoming royal wedding was over the top and silly....

05.08.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Charlotte Mortlock