The August 13 Edition
Indian-Australians: thriving, diverse and set to overtake the British as our dominant migrant group | Tosca Musk on her big brother Elon’s advice | Actors Georgie Stone and her mum’s fight for trans rights | Olympian gold medallist Keegan Palmer on skateboarding after nine broken bones | Saying goodbye to a mate given months to live
Tosca Musk on her big brother Elon’s advice
As the founder of Netflix-style streaming service Passionflix, Tosca Musk says her name is both an advantage and a liability.
- by Helena de Bertodano
Educated, ambitious, ever more powerful: How Indian migration is changing the nation
With Indian-Australians our fastest-growing migrant population, experts recommend understanding them beyond the prism of ‘curry, cricket and the Commonwealth’.
- by Konrad Marshall
‘We talked and laughed continually’: Farewelling a mate given six months to live
How do you say goodbye to a friend not long for this world? With words – and humour.
- by Mark Dapin
‘Nothing about me, in any meaningful way, was male’: How Georgie’s mum kept her alive
Actors Georgie Stone and her mother Rebekah Robertson have fought to change laws and improve life for trans kids – in between countless cups of tea.
- by Susan Horsburgh
‘Hesitation is how you hurt yourself’: Olympian Keegan Palmer’s golden advice
The 19-year-old Australian discusses how he felt winning skateboarding’s first Olympic gold medal, the meaning of life, and the worst of his nine broken bones.
- by Benjamin Law
Use an all-glass bathroom? You can see why I’d refuse
Our Modern Guru responds to a modern-day bathroom dilemma.
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Opinion
Man vs food-container lids: My fate is sealed
Winning the battle to open a tin of beetroot, or sealed packs of cheese and crackers: shouldn’t it be a subject on the school syllabus?
- by Terry Durack
Riding the nostalgia wave
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Echoes of the past.
- by Paul Connolly
Karen Martini's buttermilk bang bang prawns
This is lip-smackingly delicious, with the delicate prawns in crisp batter, then tossed in a spicy sauce, while the zing of finger-lime pearls and the numbing Sichuan pepper all up the ante.
- by Karen Martini
Helen Goh's pineapple and ricotta skillet cake
Baking and serving a cake directly in an oven-proof skillet not only simplifies the process, it’s also an invitation for everyone to relax.
- by Helen Goh
Review
Melbourne
Melbourne: Marble Yakiniku
Marble Yakiniku is perhaps one of Glen Waverley's best-kept secrets.
- by Besha Rodell
Review
Sydney
Sydney: Fontana
The team from Don Peppino's open Club Fontana at the Ron's Upstairs site.
- by Callan Boys
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