Publishing
Ageless style defied the career-limiting odds of the fashion industry
Helmut Newton pronounced the photographs of Maggie Tabberer to be “wonderful, just wonderful!”
- by Amy Ripley
Latest
ABC chair Kim Williams v Joe Rogan: Australia makes its choice
Their spat went global – now the numbers are in.
- by Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Calum Jaspan
Joe Rogan v ABC boss: The unlikeliest of media spats
The unexpected war of words has also drawn in the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
- by Riley Walter and Josefine Ganko
Political cartoonist of the year? ‘You must be joking’
Megan Herbert has been crowned Australian political cartoonist of the year for her work, which appears regularly in this masthead.
- by Karl Quinn
Tony Wright’s Column
Portland
Across much of western Victoria the local news, more than a century in the making, slips quietly away
The slow death of local, rural and regional newspapers continues. Portland, Hamilton and Casterton will lose their old and reliable newspapers by Christmas.
- by Tony Wright
Richard Flanagan knocks back $100k literature prize over sponsor’s fossil fuel links
Flanagan was awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for his latest book at a ceremony in London.
- by Lachlan Abbott
‘The less you spend, the more you enjoy’: Travel tycoon Arthur Frommer dies aged 95
The former US Army soldier, whose book empire began with “The GI’s Guide to Travelling in Europe” in the 1950s, became a household name for budget-conscious travellers. They made him a multi-millionaire.
- by David Henry
Herald journalists win major prizes at Walkley Awards
The Sydney Morning Herald took home a host of awards after scoring more nominations than any other media outlet in the country.
- by Riley Walter
Opinion
Literature
Celebrities must stop writing children’s books immediately
Even before Jamie Oliver released (and then retracted) his controversial children’s book, the industry was overcrowded by cynical celebrities cashing in.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘Significant oversight’: Where Jamie Oliver’s children’s book went wrong
The celebrity chef’s second children’s book includes a sub-plot set in Alice Springs where the novel’s villain abducts a First Nations girl living in foster care.
- by Nell Geraets
Schwartz Media’s star editor promoted after publisher’s CEO resigns
Erik Jensen will become the progressive publisher’s chief executive as current CEO Ben Shepherd quits after a short tenure.
- by Calum Jaspan
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