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Luke McGregor at Lucia restaurant, South Melbourne

How famously conflict-averse Luke McGregor handles curly questions

The everyman comedian has made a career of awkwardness – but then our lunch got a bit awkward.

  • Cassidy Knowlton

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The former premier thinks losing the election in 2023 was the best thing that could have happened to him.

‘Losing was the best thing that ever happened to me’: What Dom Perrottet did next

The state’s youngest ex-premier is relishing a life out of the spotlight but still moves in powerful circles in Washington.

  • Matt Wade
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty at Arc Cafe.

Sydney’s top murder cop is stepping down. He told us about the darkest episodes in his career

Danny Doherty, the Commander of NSW Police’s homicide squad, has become one of the force’s most recognisable faces. Last year, he provided the Herald with a rare insight into his work.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Sbeg provided baklava at her Newtown home.

Millions of 20-somethings look to Jemma for help in a crisis. Then she faced her own

Jemma Sbeg still doesn’t understand how her self-help podcast became one of the biggest in the world.

  • Josefine Ganko
Sir Simon Schama having lunch at the MCA’s Canvas restaurant.

Sir Simon Schama on becoming ‘weirdly fearless’ as America pivots

Having just turned 80, the historian and tv presenter feels obliged to speak up about the ‘monstrosity’ of Donald Trump’s actions.

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
Sarah Court

This tough corporate cop has seen it all, but even she is astounded by the scale of business misconduct

ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court is vowing to turn a blowtorch on corporate Australia so people have “some control over where their money goes”.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik.

Radicaliser? Undercover agent? Aftab Malik is used to dodging accusations

Australia’s new special envoy to combat Islamophobia didn’t want the job but is now working to make it more than tokenistic.

  • Patrick Begley
Jeff Pope serves The Age democracy sausages at AEC hq in Melbourne.

This cop found himself at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal. Now he’s running the next election

Jeff Pope might have fronted the media plenty of times for Victoria Police but he’s never really talked about himself – or his run ins with Nicola Gobbo. Until now.

  • Sherryn Groch
Robyn Nevin at France-Soir restaurant.

The horrifying gift that shocked national treasure Robyn Nevin

The 82-year-old legendary thespian is directing a new version of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
Zoe Robinson the NSW Advocate for Children and Young People

Zoe said that adults don’t always know best. Mark Latham savaged her

The NSW Advocate for Children and Young People isn’t afraid to weigh into some of the most controversial issues of importance to the state’s young people.

  • Deborah Snow

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