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About Time Watch Weekend to return in September

Fifteen of the world’s top manufacturers of mechanical watches will showcase their latest timepieces in Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Matthew Drummond

This Australian chef is the first to win three Michelin stars

After being plucked from near-obscurity at just 23, Brett Graham has hit the heights of global gastronomy. Now he’s turning his attention back to the farm.

  • Hans van Leeuwen

Acclaimed restaurant duo Ross and Sunny Lusted to open in Melbourne

The globetrotting couple behind Sydney’s acclaimed Woodcut are heading south for their latest restaurant venture, Marmelo.

  • Jill Dupleix

‘The most exciting thing about Australian cuisine right now’

The eternal quest to define “modern Australian” cuisine, and how the answer was right next to our chopsticks.

  • Jill Dupleix
Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi.

‘Visionary, out there, no tie’: Meet the man who runs the Olympics

IOC executive director Christophe Dubi loves the Games. He’s about to find out if he’s guaranteed their future.

  • Zoe Samios
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June

The Ghan.

Luxury travellers are swapping planes for trains – here’s why

Nostalgia for a slower era has travellers returning to rail, and operators are responding by dialling up the glamour.

  • Brook Turner
A selection of sakes from Mukai Shuzo brewery.

An insider’s guide to sake – and how to buy Japan’s best

A journey exploring the wild side of the traditional Japanese drink, and meeting those who make it, offers fresh perspectives on the fermented rice brew.

  • Max Allen

The California wine hot spot that locals have only just discovered

The little-known Santa Ynez Valley behind Santa Barbara offers a delicious mix of ambitious restaurants and small-town vibes.

  • Maria Shollenbarger

Why everyone hands this CEO the wine list at restaurants

Not everyone can tell the grape variety, age and region of a wine – but advertising executive Michael Rebelo has the sommelier certificate to prove it.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

The slick design on show inside Martin Place’s new metro

Designing the station below the city’s “civic heart” was a three-dimensional puzzle, says its architect. Which makes the feeling of calmness inside all the more remarkable.

  • Stephen Todd
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The under-the-radar watch brands worth your time

Can’t get your hands on a Rolex, Patek Philippe or Audemars Piguet? Try one of these lesser-known timepieces as your next must-have.

  • Bani McSpedden
Traditional blue and white Wedgwood tea set splattered with abstract paint finish.

Wedgwood smashes tradition

Flamboyant designer Charles Jeffrey’s take on the brand’s traditional jasperwear might have upset purists, but a new generation of consumers lapped up the collection.

  • Benjamen Judd

The sixth generation is making its mark on this 175-year-old business

Yalumba’s Jessica Hill-Smith is among a new wave of women taking the reins in the wine industry.

  • Max Allen
Luxury brands like the creativity and immediacy of Pinterest and Snap.

Instagram and TikTok are threatened, so fashion is switching channels

Snap, Pinterest and Substack are poised to pick up where other social media platforms once dominated.

  • Lauren Sams

May

Financial Review Rich List: Australia’s wealthiest people in 2024.

Australia’s wealthiest 200 now control $625b

Technology is back, resources rode a roller coaster and property growth returned, giving Australia’s Rich Listers an 11pc boost to their total fortune.

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  • Yolanda Redrup and Michael Bailey

From refugee to Rich Lister: the incredible journey of Charlie Shahin

Shahin was born in Lebanon where his family, as Palestinian refugees, couldn’t own land. Now he has bought a million-acre NT cattle station.

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  • Larry Schlesinger

Rich Lister Wes Maas’ three rules for business decisions

The former NRL player has built a billion-dollar company through hard work and diversification.

  • Yolanda Redrup

How the Turner women are creating a legacy beyond Flight Centre

Graham Turner may have turned Flight Centre into a household name, but wife Jude and daughter Jo have a different approach to business.

  • Yolanda Redrup

What Rich Listers think about money – and what they teach their kids

Nine of Australia’s wealthiest people reflect on their journey with money and whether material success leads to a rich life.

  • Michael Bailey, Lauren Sams and Yolanda Redrup

Why Shakespeare matters to Rich Lister Katie Page

“We all quote Shakespeare all the time, whether we know it or not.” The Harvey Norman CEO – and Rich Lister – has a lifelong love for The Bard.

  • Michael Bailey
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How have most of our richest managed to avoid the fate of the Roy family in the hit TV drama Succession? Good planning has been key.

How the Rich List is dodging real-life Succession dramas

As some of its icons are farewelled, a new generation is taking the reins. So far, Australia’s business landscape has remained relatively stoush-free.

  • James Thomson

Inside the great Rich List wealth transfer

Control of vast business empires is passing to a new generation, forcing families to confront the hard questions around succession planning. Of the 200 richest Australians, 45 are over 80 and control $136.1 billion.

  • Yolanda Redrup

An easy pasta with flavour-bomb of XO sauce that many don’t know about

Ellie Bouhadana, formerly head chef at Melbourne’s Hope St Radio, shares her secret sauce for pasta.

  • Jill Dupleix
Winemaker Adam Foster at his vineyard at Tooborac in Victoria.

Max Allen reviews three top drops from a shiraz-obsessed former chef

Syrahmi winemaker Adam Foster has launched the first release from his own close-planted vineyard in Heathcote.

  • Max Allen

Tag Heuer relaunches the ’80s watches that made it famous

Has the brand hit on a winning collaboration with streetwear brand Kith or will the pricing favour flippers rather than fans?

  • Bani McSpedden

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