Hurstville: Sydney's real Chinatown
Hurstville, 16 kilometres west of Sydney's CBD, occupies a unique spot on our demographic map.
- by Conrad Walters and Data Editor
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Welcome home, Peter Greste. You've missed so much in 400 days
Welcome home, Peter Greste. For 400 days, we watched your parents, concerned but dignified, and your brother, persistent and loyal, await your freedom.
- by Conrad Walters and Data Editor
CSIRO unearths clues about the land
A gargantuan effort by the CSIRO to map the condition of Australia's soil is unique in the world.
- by Conrad Walters and Data Editor
A tribute to the dead of World War I
World War 1, by some measures the deadliest of all conflicts, is still as relevant today 100 years after the beginning of the event.
- by Conrad Walters
Melbourne Cup: Data points to Lidari winning the Big One but don't bet on it
Spoiler alert: the winning time in this year's Melbourne Cup will be three minutes and 20.041513 seconds.
- by Conrad Walters
Best Melbourne Cup horses of all time
Sorry, Phar Lap. You're stuffed in Melbourne, and you wouldn't be a safe bet for this year's Cup.
- by Conrad Walters
Women still lag in honours nominations and awards
Female librarians and women working with the disabled, take a bow. Since 2001 you have received more Order of Australia honours than your male counterparts. That's 185 of you, compared with 145 men.
- by Conrad Walters
Women being left behind in Queen's Birthday Honours
Female librarians and women working with the disabled, take a bow. Since 2001, you have received more Order of Australia honours than your male counterparts. That's 185 of you, compared with 145 men.
- by Conrad Walters
Story of farming a saga of boom or bust
Drought kicked Cameron Rowntree in the gut this week. Spurred by the costs of feeding his cattle, the fourth-generation Walgett farmer thinned his herd by selling stock.
- by Conrad Walters
The king of camel lot
John Hare, 78, might seem old as a matchmaker, but his latest success has him positively beaming.
- by Conrad Walters
Devastating dynasty
At times Philipp Meyer's <i>The Son</i> is to literature what Goya is to painting.
- by Reviewed by Conrad Walters
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