What I learned from being on MAFS
Lucinda Light tried to find love on Married At First Sight – but her TV marriage failed then so did her post-show friendship. Here’s what she learned from it all.
Books
‘Tight box’: Why Elon Musk sleeps in a cubicle
Elon Musk sleeps in a cubicle and has a drive for decluttering that puts Marie Kondo to shame – habits that give an insider clue as to where his DOGE chainsaw act is heading.
17yo found dead in a dingy toilet block
A teenager caught in a toxic relationship was found dead in toilet block. Her tragedy is one of six deaths exposed by an investigation into “a national shame”.
Death that exposed a national tragedy
When journalists began investigating questions around one young woman’s death, they uncovered five more cases – and a tragedy on a national scale.
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‘Be the Greater Asshole’: Why Musk wins
Fed up with losing? A leading business journalist has analysed the habits of Elon Musk to work out how we can all use the tec titan’s tactics in our own lives.
‘Huge gripe’ dividing Aussie industry
Experts have revealed the “huge gripe” they have with a major trend dividing an Aussie industry while it simultaneously brings a community together.
Mermaid murder mystery: Haunted by a hellish past
Prostitution, assault and murder. A confronting chapter in Australia’s story has led to a modern mystery with its roots in the past – and Irish folklore.
Item desperate Aussies queued for overnight
Excited Aussies set up camp in the streets in a desperate bid to get their hands on a new and eagerly awaited item overnight.
Meghan’s shocking alleged ‘divorce’ move
Meghan Markle’s team reportedly shopped a book about her life “post-divorce” from Prince Harry — despite the couple not having split up.
Hard questions over most wanted ‘murder’
Kind grandfather, good husband – and one of the world’s most wanted men. A retelling of the 23-year hunt for a CIA chief’s killer unearths some uncomfortable questions.
‘A married, foul-mouthed mistress’
With London’s scandal-prone society obsessed by the king’s newest pet project, it fell to a man famed for his work with Australian wildlife when tragedy struck.
Frightened of the year ahead? Try this
Why horror is a force for good right now – and the Aussie film that paved the way for heart-stoppers like The Substance and Sorrow Spring.
‘Rows of cardboard cartons, in each one a small baby’
How nurse Vivian Bullwinkel survived one of World War II’s most horrific events is a remarkable Australian story. Less well-known is that she headed back into a war zone three decades later, as Grantlee Kieza relates in this extract from Sister Viv.
How Dr Karl’s Christmas trip became a cautionary tale
Beloved celebrity scientist Dr Karl shared his extraordinary life story in recent memoirA Periodic Tale. In this extract, he tells how a trip home for Christmas almost ended in disaster – and offers a timely warning for those partying too hard this season.
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