Readers Digest Australia

In this era of information overload, Reader’s Digest offers something unique: the very best advice, information and inspiration from multiple sources, condensed into an easy-to-read digest. In each issue you’ll get trusted, time-saving insights about Health, Personal Finance, Work, Family, and National issues, PLUS exclusive book excerpts, news-making interviews, and humor.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Reader’s Digest Australia

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

NEWS WORTH SHARING • Saving Waterways With Flower Power

The Price Of Pompeii • A special tour of the ancient Roman city called for a favour in return

SMART ANIMALS • A faithful dog and a tiny bird act beyond our perceptions

Keeping Weight In Check • Overweight pets are more prone to health conditions

Breathe Better • Want to climb three flights of stairs without gasping at the top? Here are ways to boost your lung power

Beat The Brain Freeze! • Pressure can make us forget things, says memory expert Jonathan Hancock

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

Bye Bye PLASTIC BAGS • Two teenage sisters campaigned to ban plastic bags from Bali

YOUR BRILLIANT SMARTPHONE • UNLOCK YOUR DEVICE’S MOST HELPFUL TRICKS AND SECRETS WITH THESE 17 TIPS

Worth Her WEIGHT • A woman’s journey towards reconciliation with her own unruly body

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

I Am Broccoli… • Smelly and Delicious

How To Feel Happy • A simple smile can be the first step

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

“READER’S DIGEST Saved My LIFE!” • Grateful readers recount how our magazine got them diagnoses, treatment and – most importantly – their lives back

Mattress MADNESS • A rare trip to a bed warehouse proves to be quite the experience for Olly Mann

SAVING ITALY’S OLIVE TREES • The future of olive oil could depend on one farmer’s fight against a fast-spreading bacteria

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

Work Out Your Worries By WRITING • Jotting down your thoughts can be good for your health

HOW TO START EXPRESSIVE WRITING

A POLAR BEAR’S JOURNEY • It’s nothing short of a miracle that her tiny, defenseless cubs can survive in this forbidding environment

Shrinking Our PLASTIC Footprint • Brilliant ways different countries are tackling a global waste crisis

WIG Crusades • Hairpieces have been around for millennia

Some Cheeses Stink • It has more to do with smelly socks than you think!

My Family And Other Animals

OFFBEAT MUSEUMS • Some are lured to museums by the art and the cultural enlightenment – but if that isn’t enough, there is always the strange!

QUOTABLE QUOTES

WARNING: This Fruit May Orbisculate • Their dad died of COVID-19. Now they’re trying to get the clever word he made up into the dictionary

Keep Current With Facts About Electric Cars

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job

The Last Frontier • Adventure awaits visitors to Big Bend National Park, located in one of America’s wildest, most forbidding places

NIGHT TERROR • As residents slept, much of a Florida condominium building collapsed, killing scores and sending survivors fleeing for their lives. But amid the rubble and dust, heroes appeared as neighbour reached out to neighbour

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RD RECOMMENDS

3AM Catastrophising • Why our worries surface in the early hours of the morning

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 154.

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General...