Happiness

As Australia slips out of the top 10 happiest countries, our declining national mood isn't just a domestic concern – it could undermine Australia's ‘soft power’

Social psychologist Brock Bastian explains how life’s painful and difficult experiences play a very important role in producing happiness

Australia’s largest survey of children’s happiness finds that sleep is a key indicator of wellbeing – but traditional things like reading and pets still make kids smile

Psychologist Brock Bastian on the curious benefit of unpleasantness to our pursuit of pleasure

The pursuit of happiness at the expense of other emotions may, paradoxically, be making us sad

It's no coincidence that Nordic countries like Finland and Denmark consistently top global happiness reports – they all have one key thing in common