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“My fetish is linen. I blew the pay cheque for my first acting job on a new duvet and pillows.”

‘I did die’: Rachel Griffiths on one of her kids’ births

The Oscar-nominated actor discusses whether she’d run for office, turning down “insane-paying” jobs – and why her husband went grey after one of their children was born.

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“Everything’s political. You’re either for the status quo or against it, and both are political positions.”

‘Never again’: What Melissa Lucashenko says after writing each book

The Walkley- and Miles Franklin-winning author on feeling the heat, climate protest – and being able to smash her way out of a flooded car.

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They rolled the dice, and these 12 dished it on their private taboos.

“Some think the artist’s job is to console and comfort. I don’t think it is.”

Tim Winton met his wife when he was nine. What’s their secret?

The four-time Miles Franklin winner speaks on his 40-plus-year marriage, embracing activism – and the connection between class and the environment.

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“Singing with other people is a very powerful human experience  … It does something to the soul.”

‘It does something to the soul’: Meg Washington on the power of singing en masse

The singer-songwriter discusses why she makes music, not being smart with money – and her hatred of leaf blowers.

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“Fundamentally, art isn’t a place where you go to make money. You’re doing it because it’s a calling.”

‘It’s a mess’: Artist Julie Mehretu on art, sex and capitalism

The record-breaking Ethiopian-American artist on the role of markets in “making it”, creating works with big brands – and the advice she’d give her younger self.

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“You spend your whole life making artwork for the world, but after a thousand years it’ll all disappear.”

‘I enjoyed the misunderstanding’: Artist Cao Fei on how her mum made her special

The influential Chinese artist discusses being a tomboy, financial survival … and magazines’ sealed sections.

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“People don’t realise the resilience required to believe that what you’re doing as a writer is worthwhile.”

Charlotte Wood: ‘Shut up and listen to people who know what they’re talking about’

The novelist has firm views on what she’d do if she ever ran for office.

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“(When an acting job finishes) there’ll be a ton of grieving. You hope that something else comes along. Then you reset.”

‘Adrenaline junkie’: Pamela Rabe on the physical toll of acting

The Canadian-Australian actor on a memorable death scene, career longevity and getting naked for a role.

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‘Very good advice’: At 50, Ross Garnaut received a game-changing tip from his GP

The economist and author on climate change, sexual politics – and keeping fit.

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