September
How Marcus Chiminello became the go-to agent for Melbourne’s wealthy
Marshall White director Marcus Chiminello has broken many records in his career in luxury real estate, but there’s one goal he hasn’t achieved yet.
- Yolanda Redrup
September 2023
Someone just paid $800,000 for Freddie Mercury’s door
The first auction of the singer’s personal items raised more than $24 million for his former lover and closest friend, Mary Austin.
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- India McTaggart
June 2021
Five books that reveal Australians’ awkward relationship with China
The expulsion of Michael Smith and Bill Birtles has left Antipodeans blind about life on the streets of the Asian nation, as the authors’ tomes demonstrate.
- Aaron Patrick
July 2020
The man who changed fashion forever
Pierre Cardin was almost Christian Dior's successor. Instead, he founded his own house and broke the mould, a new documentary reveals.
- Lauren Sams
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
A fitting tribute to the little Aussie car company that time forgot
There's more to Elfin Sports Cars than just being fabulous race cars or Australia's answer to Lotus, as a stunning new book reveals.
- Tony Davis
June 2020
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
The best motoring podcasts to make your commute fun
A return to the office means more time sitting in traffic, but at least car enthusiasts are well catered for in the booming world of podcasts.
- Tony Davis
May 2020
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
McLaren Group remembers the tragic passing of its brilliant founder
Fifty years after Bruce McLaren's sudden and tragic death in a motoring accident, the company he started remembers its brilliant, fearless leader.
- Tony Davis
Rethink ‘fundamentally inhumane’ air travel, says Marc Newson
In the current crisis, when inside a plane is the last place many of us would want to be, the famed designer sees an opportunity for airlines.
- Stephen Todd
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
The Australian-made F1 machine built for the street
The F1-inspired Zacaria road car, made by a self-trained car-builder in country NSW, attracted plenty of interest when it was unveiled in Europe.
- Tony Davis
The treasure hunters searching for long-lost royal jewels
An impressive archive of jewellery with intriguing histories can be found in the Paris HQ of Chaumet.
- Sarah Royce-Greensill
The company changing beauty the way fake meat changed food
Total plant-based skincare, which is environmentally sound, is a big bet. Biossance, founded in conjunction with Bill and Melinda Gates, is hoping it pays off.
- Lauren Sams
Five of the best Mother's Day presents ever
Be it pancakes at home or handmade gifts, five influential women share their favourite Mother's Day gifts – and the ones they’re most proud of giving,
- Annie Brown
April 2020
The best wines for your mum this Mother's Day
Named in honour of a family matriarch, there's more than meets the eye to a pinot noir from Victoria’s Macedon Ranges.
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- Max Allen
Golf, grief and the legacy of Seve Ballesteros as the game pauses
The golf world is on hold until at least September, giving us a chance to remember one of the game's greatest players.
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- Richard Allen
January 2020
How Ralph Lauren built his $11b fashion empire
A man defined by his own mythology, Ralph Lauren has, over 52 years of business, managed to pull off nothing less than the American dream.
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- Lauren Sams
December 2019
AFR Magazine’s most memorable stories of 2019
To celebrate the new year – and the new decade – we revisit 10 significant pieces published in Australia's multi award-winning newspaper magazine.
Craig Foster is thinking of working as a lawyer
The TV soccer analyst who campaigned to free refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi talks about why he's now pondering a career in the law – and maybe politics.
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- Michael Pelly
November 2019
How Gabriel Waller went from an admin role to shopping for the stars
The Rockhampton-born fashion whisperer sources 'sold out' items for celebrity clients – and she's making a killing.
- Natalie Reilly