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What Charles, the new world no.1 and a 56-year-old apprentice can teach us about grey power
It’s wonderful to see someone armed with a silver fox beard and zero knee cartilage be literally best in the world at something really hard.
- Kate Halfpenny
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A career change, not a crisis: The Australians making a midlife switch
Meet the Olympian turned farmer, PR guru turned socialite and chemist turned gin distiller who changed careers in midlife and don’t regret it.
- Amber Schultz and Mary Ward
Why this corporate lawyer moved to a farm nine hours away from the office
A 29-year-old associate at top law firm Baker & McKenzie grew up on a farm 600km west of Sydney. During the pandemic she moved home, and now has no plans to return.
- Charlotte Grieve
Dumb luck? No way. The billion-dollar smarts of the 'For Dummies' empire
Nearly 30 years ago, a how-to guide called DOS For Dummies was published. The reaction to the user-friendly and accessible book led to a global phenomenon.
- Tim Elliott
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- Health & wellness
All that toilet paper you bought helped someone, just not you
The Aussie-owned toilet paper brand became Australia's number one dunny accessory overnight.
- Gary Nunn
- Success
- Life & relationships
How to turn your side hustle into a booming business
Get a start on one of the most rewarding career (and lifestyle) challenges you'll ever undertake.
- Success
- Life & relationships
How Nick Molnar revolutionised the way we shop online
Nick Molnar's story has been a fin-tech fairytale, but the Afterpay founder is facing a rising chorus of critics.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Opinion
- Japan
The Japanese philosophy of Ikigai could hold the key to fulfillment
Psychologist Tunteeya Yamaoka says the word simply means “reason for being”, or “living with purpose”.
- Evelyn Lewin
We cling to the idea perseverance is the key to success, but is it?
Failure is not always the path to success. Sometimes, failure is the door to something new.
- Kerri Sackville
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- Life & relationships
Formula for sucess: How to get your big idea off the ground
It's no longer enough to have a great, big, fantastical, behemoth of a game-changing idea.
- Jack Phillips
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