The August 6 Edition
Our GP crisis: what seems to be the problem? | Why Australian photojournalist Andrew Quilty returned to Kabul | Indira Naidoo on processing her sister’s death | Opera’s opposites-attract couple
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Photography
As the Taliban moved on Kabul and locals fled, this Australian flew into its airport
For photojournalist Andrew Quilty, Afghanistan and its people were captivating. Then, overnight, the life he had known disappeared.
- by Tim Elliott
‘I’m totally, utterly done’: The insider take on our growing GP crisis
GPs: underpaid compared to their specialist peers, overloaded with admin, stressed out by COVID-19. The diagnosis: a profession in need of urgent treatment.
- by Amanda Hooton
How dinner at the kitchen table fed my appetite for family time
Sick of screen obsessions and worried about too many TV dinners, a single dad reaches back into his own childhood to find a solution.
- by Dugald Jellie
‘We’re all in the queue’: How writing helped Indira Naidoo understand death
The journalist, broadcaster and author talks about learning to process the death of ‘the most charismatic person in the room’: her sister.
- by Benjamin Law
‘He loves books. I like sports’: Meet opera’s opposites-attract couple
Haotian Qi and Esther Song met in Sydney in 2017, married in 2019, and now live in (almost) perfect harmony as principal singers with Opera Australia.
- by Jane Cadzow
Good Weekend Talks: A photographer in a combat zone – ‘Do I work? Or do I help?’
On this episode of Good Weekend Talks, writer Tim Elliott speaks with photojournalist Andrew Quilty about working in Kabul during last year’s Taliban takeover.
Opinion
Foreign correspondence
How a distaste for Donald Trump has added flavour to a US farmers’ market
Being a so-called ‘purple’ state in the US usually symbolises a local divisiveness as voters shift from Republican red to Democratic blue. But not here.
- by Amelia Lester
Does denying being a Boomer confirm that you really are one?
Embrace being a Baby Boomer, says our Modern Guru, and remember all the great things your generation has given the world: like, disco and ... other stuff.
- by Danny Katz
They weren’t even born, so why is Gen Z nostalgic for the ’80s?
Break out the shoulder pads. Shows such as Stranger Things are driving a retro revival among younger generations.
- by Barry Divola
Should you eat if you’re tasting wine?
While the true place of wine is at the table with food, wine professionals seldom eat while tasting critically.
- by Huon Hooke
The bombshell
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Blindsided by a break-up.
- by Paul Connolly
Danielle Alvarez’s ricotta gnocchi with creamy tomato sugo
This dish is like a warm hug. Ricotta gnocchi, similar to gnudi except for their shape, are the far easier cousin of potato gnocchi.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Karen Martini’s winter vegan salad
I find winter just as appropriate a time for salads as summer. I’ve dialled up the warm flavours here, with a spiced dressing filled with cashews and sunflower seeds.
- by Karen Martini
Review
Japanese
Sydney: Kuon Omakase
Callan Boys finally lands a booking at Kuon, one of Sydney's most popular omakase restaurants.
- by Callan Boys
Review
Thai
Melbourne: Nana Thai Style Hotpot and BBQ
An hour spent standing on the footpath outside Melbourne's Nana Thai Style Hotpot and BBQ is a small price to pay, writes Besha Rodell.
- by Besha Rodell
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