The September 17 Edition
Yeehaw! Riding the indigenous rodeo wave | A novel Aussie solution: getting medical supplies into Ukraine | Artist Cressida Campbell’s remarkable love story
From her NSW coastal home, Liz saw the Russian invasion. And launched a battle plan
With Ukraine’s hospitals desperate for more medical equipment, this Aussie is organising supplies – and an eclectic band of volunteers to get them there.
- by David Crowe
‘Work yourself through the fear’: Meet Mount Isa’s Indigenous cowboys
Medical staff standing by, riders tossed into the air by beasts with names like Hellraiser: Welcome to the inaugural Indigenous Rodeo Championships.
- by Konrad Marshall
Feeling anxious? The Greco-Roman philosophers have some advice for you
Weighed down by worries? There’s some unexpected comfort to be found in the Stoics’ millennia-old teachings.
- by Brigid Delaney
‘I got divorced two weeks ago’: Artist Cressida Campbell’s unusual first date
They’d always had interesting conversations, but Cressida Campbell was nervous on her first night out with fine art and photographic printer Warren Macris.
- by Nicole Abadee
‘I’m too old for this. But…’: The joys of working as a 50-something dish hand
A writer baulks at the mundane job he’s wound up with, before discovering some valuable lessons among the soap suds.
- by Dugald Jellie
Good Weekend Talks: Writing, running, rodeo … The surprising passions of Anita Heiss
On this episode of Good Weekend Talks, author, playwright and academic Anita Heiss discusses her proudest achievement – and her lesser-known fascinations.
‘A true miracle’: Fast bowler Megan Schutt on reciprocal IVF with her partner
“Why were we not taught this?” The Australian sportswoman talks about coming out and the emotional process of bringing daughter Rylee into the world.
- by Benjamin Law
Opinion
Foreign correspondence
The doctors ordered three days of ‘cognitive rest’. Cognitive what?
Lying in a dark room after a mild concussion was a welcome break – and something we should all probably be doing.
- by Amelia Lester
Why was a Finnish ‘dark comedy’ all dark and no comedy?
As a general rule, the colder the country, the more depressing the art.
- by Danny Katz
Name that bird
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: A flash of the future.
- by Paul Connolly
Those wine price discounts: A little hard to swallow?
Discounting is the oldest sport in the booze business. Working out which deals are real and which are a con is the tricky part.
- by Huon Hooke
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spring vegetable minestra
Somewhere between a soup and a risotto, this minestra takes inspiration from the classic Venetian dish, risi e bisi – an absolute spring favourite.
- by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Karen Martini’s spiced duck salad with pickled watermelon
Exotic and captivating, this salad is a dinner host’s secret weapon. The contrast between the pickled watermelon and the crisp, salty duck is a revelation.
- by Karen Martini
Review
Victoria
Mornington Peninsula: Donna Maria
This Flinders local operates mainly as a neighbourhood trattoria but caters just as well to visitors looking for something special.
- by Besha Rodell
Review
Sydney
Sydney: Bayti
The Khouzame family's Parramatta restaurant serves a compulsory set menu with dishes informed by Australia, Lebanon and, clearly, good taste.
- by David Matthews
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