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How my godson blessed Alex de Minaur’s game, just in time for Wimbledon
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How my godson blessed Alex de Minaur’s game, just in time for Wimbledon

Australia’s young tennis superstar grew up watching Rafa and Federer and Novak. But a new era is dawning for men’s tennis and the 25-year-old is well placed to smash it.

  • by Peter FitzSimons

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‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality
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‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality

One of Australia’s foremost voices on energy futures says doing anything other than pursuing renewables with enthusiasm right now is not paying attention to what’s going on.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
‘I was the youngest Australian to have an ASIO file’ – Why Phillip Adams is proud of that
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‘I was the youngest Australian to have an ASIO file’ – Why Phillip Adams is proud of that

Few Australians have a resume like Phillip Adams AO, who has been conspicuous in the worlds of politics, advertising, media, public policy, film and the arts over 60 years.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
‘It was the first time they had heard Alan Jones afraid’: Sally McManus
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‘It was the first time they had heard Alan Jones afraid’: Sally McManus

The union “nun” talks about Albanese, Dutton, pizza, and why she has grudging respect for Michaelia Cash.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Sydney has a date with density. I asked a gold medal architect how we get it right
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Sydney has a date with density. I asked a gold medal architect how we get it right

When it comes to urban planning, award-winning architect Philip Thalis says the harbour city has been failed by all tiers of government, and for a very long time.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
The childhood secret that has driven Julie Goodwin, and the recipe everyone should have
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The childhood secret that has driven Julie Goodwin, and the recipe everyone should have

The 2009 MasterChef winner has just released a memoir, and there’s a generous serving of real life and ripper recipes.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
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David Marr on Dutton, Waleed … and being an outsider on Insiders
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David Marr on Dutton, Waleed … and being an outsider on Insiders

Is there still space in the mainstream media for the public intellectual? Well, there is today at least.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Keen to become PM, Hannah Ferguson might just have the cheek to get there
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Keen to become PM, Hannah Ferguson might just have the cheek to get there

The 25-year-old is making her voice heard in the campaign to end violence against women.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Why Jim Chalmers may be the government’s David Campese
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Why Jim Chalmers may be the government’s David Campese

As he prepares to hand down his third budget, the treasurer explains why the economy’s soft, and why he’s not craving the prime ministership.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
There ain’t no second prize, but here’s how Barnsey got a second chance
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There ain’t no second prize, but here’s how Barnsey got a second chance

Cold Chisel’s frontman and self-confessed rock’n’roll stormtrooper is rethinking life after a near-death experience. He’s decided to rock on.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
‘It stuns even me’: Could this visionary cure blindness?
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‘It stuns even me’: Could this visionary cure blindness?

The work of Gerard Sutton and his team may do for blindness what cochlear implants did for deafness.

  • by Peter FitzSimons

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