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“There’s a therapeutic value I get from sitting back and listening to something that I’ve penned.”

Angus Stone: ‘I just wanted to have a beer and write music’

The award-winning singer-songwriter on his composing rule, his superpower and where he goes instead of church.

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“A convincing sex scene is like fight choreography: you want it to be safe.”

‘Is it sexier to swerve?’: Actor Toby Schmitz pivots to his fallback plan

The TV and theatre performer discusses how to endure working out, who he likes spending money on and writing a convincing sex scene.

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“Australia prides itself on religious freedom. But you won’t accept our Welcome to Country?”

‘Honey, we’re not doing it for you’: Rhoda Roberts on the welcome-to-Country backlash

The artist and festival director on the link between songlines and welcomes to Country – and the tragic reason why she hasn’t celebrated her birthday for years.

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“People say grief gets easier over time. That’s bullshit; it gets harder. But you’ve also got to get on.”

‘It gets harder. But you’ve got to get on’: Skye Leckie on the myths around grief

The philanthropist opens up about missing her late husband, TV executive David Leckie – and the day he compared her to Kerry Packer.

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“Many statues celebrate people who are not – it seems to me – worth celebrating.”

Long before he won a Nobel Prize, this author lugged bodies around in a hospital

Tanzanian-British writer Abdulrazak Gurnah on running out of money – and his take on the toppling of statues of controversial historical figures.

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“I’ve never understood expensive handbags. I just think that’s a tax on stupidity.”

‘A tax on stupidity’: The one extravagance writer Debra Oswald has never understood

The writer and creator of hit TV show Offspring on being careful with money, researching gruesome deaths – and when she’d commit murder.

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‘I’ll never live that down’: SA’s premier on tricky photo shoots – and trickier votes

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas on why he’s a good and bad Catholic, a vote he still struggles with – and those shirtless photos.

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“As I got older, it was easier to find clues that life was worth living, that I deserved happiness, love, friendship.”

‘Clues that life was worth living’: Singer Cat Power on overcoming decades of sadness

The US singer-songwriter on surviving crushing lows, her most deeply held value – and her soundtrack for partying (and heartbreak).

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“There’ve been gigs I’ve had where people have said, ‘Well, I guess they needed to tick the diversity box.’ And I’m like, ‘No.’ ”

How to stop overthinking: Kumi Taguchi has finally worked it out

The journalist and presenter of SBS’s Insight discusses “diversity pick” accusations, becoming more joyous, and her idea of heaven (and hell).

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“If something’s dangerous for people, we shouldn’t put it in our food. That should be simple, but it’s not how things work.”

‘He’s intense’: Chef Curtis Stone on meeting Trump – and food’s ‘nasty stuff’

The Michelin-starred chef on working with Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice, his beef with our food system – and the advantages of a tasting menu.

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