September
Meet the AC/DC-loving chief doctor who eats by example
Outgoing Australian Medical Association president Steve Robson says prevention is the only cure for Australia’s sick health system.
- Michael Smith
How Donna Hay changed the way we eat
Watching the cook perform her signature pasta twirl up close, one appreciates the elegantly simple approach to cooking which made her a household name.
- Lauren Sams
The Sydney-born astronaut who learnt Russian in eight weeks
Katherine Bennell-Pegg is the first person to train and qualify as an international astronaut under the Australian flag. She’s doing it all for her late mum.
- Simon Evans
Meet the Indigenous psychologist changing Aboriginal mental health
Dr Tracy Westerman’s Jilya Institute in Perth is shaking up the hitherto white world of mental health treatment.
- Jemima Whyte
August
Meet the bobsledding chief justice shaking up the courts
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia head Will Alstergren might have had a very different career if his sporting ambitions had been fulfilled.
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- Michael Pelly
Meet the man fighting for our miners
Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee is in a unique position of running a major lobby group as a long-time former Liberal Party staffer in a Labor state.
- Kylar Loussikian
How Labor’s Peter Khalil got caught in the crossfire
The government’s new special envoy for social cohesion is the target of pro-Palestine protesters and the Greens.
- Myriam Robin
No such thing as work-life balance, says Airwallex’s Lucy Liu
The co-founder of the payment platform says she would plan her whole year in advance if it was possible.
- Jessica Sier
‘You don’t embarrass the New Yorker in Trump’ says military adviser
Chris Miller, a former acting secretary of defence and Project 2025 contributor, says the AUKUS military alliance will be fine if Donald Trump wins the election, but Vladimir Putin could be in a jam.
- Kevin Chinnery
July
What it’s really like when you write a bestseller
Bonnie Garmus’ late literary success has been welcome but not as she imagined.
- Theo Chapman
Celeste Barber made fun of the beauty industry – now she’s in it
This comedian, actor, author and Instagram queen has never shied away from a challenge. Now she’s creating make-up for women who fear it.
- Lauren Sams
Activewear queen Lorna Jane on why debt is a downer
The fitness advocate and athleisure pioneer celebrates 35 years in business this year – with no plans to stop.
- Lauren Sams
How Terri Irwin defied pundits with debt-free success
The wildlife warrior discusses business strategies that helped Australia Zoo navigate the shock death of her husband – and the zoo’s frontman – Steve.
- Liam Walsh
June
How this Australian banker thrived on Wall Street for 30 years
Queenslander Paul Compton, who started a job at Jamie Dimon’s JP Morgan in 2007, knows that the industry can be a rough ride.
- Matthew Cranston
The day everything changed for Young Rich Lister Tash Oakley
For the 33-year-old who made her millions in swimsuits and Pilates, her business was literally her body, then suddenly it simply couldn’t take it any more.
- Lucy Dean
Meet the Timorese lawyer chasing Australian wind licences for Norway
A former refugee carried out of East Timor on her mother’s back has returned to Australia as country head of Norwegian energy giant Equinor to chase offshore wind licences.
- Ben Potter
Westpac’s chief economist Luci Ellis’ sliding doors moment
It is rare people can point to a single, pivotal, life-changing moment but two events, 30 years apart, have shaped her career.
- Ronald Mizen
May
‘Every country is worried about what’s happening in the US’
ESG champion David Atkin runs a global organisation with 5300 signatories that manage a total of $US121 trillion – about half of global funds under management.
- Ben Potter
‘China is run by engineers, US by political lawyers’: Tech pioneer’s warning
As senior exec at AOL and Sun, William Raduchel spent 60 years at the forefront of the tech revolution - and once dated Janet Yellen. Here’s what he’s learnt.
- Nick Bonyhady
‘We don’t know the truth’, says senior CIA officer
Beth Sanner was Donald Trump’s daily intelligence briefer for two years. Few people know the boundaries between secrecy and democracy so well.
- Kevin Chinnery