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You reach a breaking point after the parent of your child's bestie behaves disrespectfully. They ask for favours and show little gratitude when you go out of your way for them. You stop giving their child lifts to school.

Do you need mend relations for the sake of your daughter?

Making a good first impression can be hard. You want to act natural, but the harder you try the less natural you can seem.

So how do we get out of the way of ourselves and connect with those around us?

A hostage negotiator and a psychologist share their insights on how to win at making a good first impression. 

Head far enough back in history, and really not all that far, and the idea of consistent free time was one enjoyed by a relatively small elite.

Indeed, the 5 day work week that many of us take for granted now, didn't come about until the early twentieth Century.

But what happened to the idea that some economists were touting after the industrial revolution: that one day we'd all only work a few hours a week, and have lots of free time, to become well rounded individuals, and improve the world?

ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar has had a storied career bringing you the big stories from abroad and at home, and championing a few muster dogs too.

She reflects on some of her big achievements, opens up about a few regrets, and shares her golden tip for dealing with critical emails.

These days, it’s hard to talk food and lifestyle without someone singing the praises of the Mediterranean diet, but Greek food was originally so unfamiliar to the Anglo-Australian palate that savvy cafe owners had to sneak it in behind a very different cuisine- American food.

Yes, milkshakes, hamburgers, and ice cream sundaes were the first foods introduced by the Greek community that Australians embraced.

David Tsirekas and Leonard Janiszewski exmplote how we moved from this bizarre food fusion to today’s dynamic Greek-Australian food tradition.

Some of us might have a bottom drawer with a random collection of items we've collected over time or an appliance that we always tell ourselves we'll repair.

Trauma manifests in various ways, and hoarding tendencies might just be one of them.

So, how does it affect immigrant communities that may have experienced displacement, unpredictability, or even the challenge of building a new life in a new country?