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‘Scam or real?’: Bad Behaviour’s Alice Englert on mothers, Medusa and meditation retreats | Australian film
Depending on your level of cynicism, your scam alarm bells may sound from the first pan flute notes that open Bad Behaviour. Inspired by her …
The moment I knew: We shared our first kiss on a seedy couch – then didn’t spend a night apart for 18 months | Australian lifestyle
During my first week of rehearsals for Grease the Musical in 2013 we had a performance at the Sydney Opera House. On one of our …
Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for November: ‘Mangoes – they’re in’ | Australian food and drink
As the countdown to Christmas begins, you might see glimpses of cherries and stone fruit on shelves. But for now mangoes are the summer fruit …
‘What do you call these, love?’: Alice Zaslavsky’s chicken and cauliflower rissoles | Australian food and drink
At some point in the culinary discourse, rissoles got lumped in with meatloaf, Viennetta and devils on horseback as “daggy foods”, relegated to the sepia-toned …
The moment I knew: he showed up in a flowing white shirt with a bottle of wine | Australian lifestyle
The first time I saw Piers I was 17 years old. My childhood friend Lucy had just picked me up from Brisbane airport and we’d …
Easy and cheesy: three savoury bakes for school lunchboxes – recipes | Australian food and drink
Vegetarian frittata bake Get creative with whatever veggies you like in this recipe. These frittata slices are perfect for batch cooking. They will keep well …
The moment I knew: we hadn’t met, I hadn’t seen a picture. But when I read her words a humming started up | Australian lifestyle
“Do you prefer Sartre over sport? Bukowski over beige?” These words, written by my now-wife on her dating profile, are how I fell in love …
The cost of divorce in Australia: more people want to separate, but not all can afford it | Australian lifestyle
When Amelia* and her de facto partner separated in 2022, they wanted to do things frugally. They lived together for eight months post-split and opted …
Three things with Sammy J: ‘I’m a 40-year-old man who uses a four-colour pen – and I’m not ashamed’ | Australian lifestyle
By day, you’ll hear Sammy J on the air as the host of ABC Radio Melbourne’s breakfast program. But away from that early morning gig, …
how a military-style uniform changed the face of China – and clothed Australian prisoners during the Korean War
In the collection of the Australian War Memorial there is a photograph of four men in a North Korean prisoner of war camp, taken in …
I’ve never worn a netball dress I didn’t love, but I’m glad the sport is changing its uniform | Australian lifestyle
It’s form-fitting, thigh-grazing, unforgiving and perceived by many as representative of a narrow version of heteronormative white femininity in Australia. But despite my fiercely feminist …
Three things with Ernie Dingo: ‘Somebody’s got it. It’s got my name on it’ | Australian lifestyle
A generation of Australians first met Ernie Dingo on The Great Outdoors, the TV program he hosted for 16 years from 1993. The Yamatji man …
‘Cats are like mini gurus’: the feline path to inner peace | Australian lifestyle
Ryō, an Egyptian Mau, is languid in a shaft of sunlight on Carla Francis’s couch, head tucked towards front paws, silver spotted fur gleaming, low …
‘Not everybody wants to go dumpster diving’: the app fighting food waste the easy way | Australian lifestyle
Breezing past a bakery just before closing time to pick up cut-priced loaves has long been a thrifty-living hack. But it’s a time-consuming process that …
Alice Zaslavsky’s one-pot fennel and honey braise recipe: with fronds like these, who needs meat? | Australian food and drink
During winter our attentions and appetites turn to the cooking methods that can coat the kischkes (Yiddish for guts) – which means that it’s time …
Three things with Mikey Robins: ‘I’m yet to see anything on cable TV that’s as good as this’ | Australian lifestyle
“The way we were taught history at school is about great heroes and great villains – but what gets left out is the idiots,” says …
Three things with Kylie Kwong: ‘I now have him as my spirit guide’ | Australian lifestyle
Kylie Kwong is one of Australia’s most respected names in food – as evidenced by the Order of Australia medal she received this year for …
Caldo verde, khaddi and French-onion ramen: nine winter soup recipes from around the world | Australian food and drink
Your social media feed might be filled with friends, acquaintances and enemies living it up in warmer, sunnier climes in the northern hemisphere. How to …
A garment’s label tells you where it was made – but what does it reveal about its environmental impact? | Australian fashion
While garment tags can sometimes be a nuisance, that rectangular piece of cotton or polyester inside your T-shirt is actually mandated by consumer law in …