Halloween
Is Halloween too scary for my child, or am I a helicopter parent?
The witches and clowns on front lawns are now too much for my five-year-old. When did abject horror become OK for littlies?
- by Nick Dent
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Spooked: The exclusive Melbourne school where Halloween is not welcome
An upmarket school tells parents it wants no part of the sinister occult practices of Halloween that bring “annoyance, destruction and havoc”.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Chicks, swans and scarecrows: The best things to do in Brisbane this week
Brisbane dishes up some frightfully good fun in the lead-up to Halloween.
- by Nick Dent
Halloween has a waste problem: Here’s how to make it more sustainable
Australians are expected to spend $490 million this Halloween, a 14 per cent increase from last year’s spending.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Spooky season: Why Sydney is embracing a month-long Halloween
The decorations are already up, and Halloween is in full swing across Sydney.
- by Mary Ward
The best pubs in Brisbane with playgrounds for kids
Here are 10 of the best pubs in Brisbane that have playgrounds, play areas and more for children and families.
- by Nick Dent
It’s scary but Halloween spending is tipped to near $500 million
Discount department stores Kmart and Target are getting in on the action as the event gains traction in Australia.
- by Emma Koehn
Werq it, Brisbane: The best things to do in town this week
Sharks and kazoos, Dirty Dancing and drag queens, putt putt and plays – never say Brisbane doesn’t give you options.
- by Nick Dent
‘Free-spirited soul’: second Australian involved in Seoul crush dies
Justina Cho, 28, a social worker who dreamed of starting her own fashion label, died on Sunday night surrounded by her family.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘Absolutely avoidable’: How the Seoul crowd crush unfolded
Police did not respond to 11 calls warning them that Saturday’s crowded festivities were becoming deadly.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Sean Na