Matthew Condon

Matthew Condon is an award-winning journalist and the author of more than 18 works of both fiction and non-fiction, including the bestselling true crime trilogy – Three Crooked Kings, Jacks and Jokers and All Fall Down. His other books include The Trout Opera and The Motorcycle Café. In 2019 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community. He is a senior writer and podcaster for The Australian.

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health adviceHealth

The merry-go-round of conflicting health advice.

Good or bad? With red wine, coffee and kale, it’s impossible to tell

Still think red wine is good for you? How many coffees a day is too much? Matt Condon wades through the perpetually shifting advice.

Matthew Condon

healthHealth

The year of magical non-drinking

One year on from an alcohol-fuelled haze last New Year’s Eve when Matt Condon vowed off ever drinking again, this is how it’s worked out.

Matthew Condon

commentaryHealth

23 December 2024; A collage of people racing on their bikes and running, with birds flying in the sky in a black silhouette with the blue sky behind them. Artwork by Emilia Tortorella. Sources: iStock. Ratio 4:3.

‘Tis the season for a parable of kindness

Did I just imagine that? Here among the snorters, meat-slappers and moaning joggers were two strangers, partaking in an exchange of kind words, witnessed by no one else in the world.

Matthew Condon

daily kipHealth

Young female work hard and sleep while working late

Is there something to be said for the power of the nanna nap?

Does the daily nanna nap really contribute to overall health and longevity? Or is it a sign of physical deterioration and cognitive decline?

Matthew Condon

runner’s highHealth

Julia Hawkins competing in the National Senior Games on June 17, 2024 National Senior Games Association/Brit Huckabay

I could blame Julia Hawkins for almost landing me in hospital, but I won’t

‘Hurricane’ Hawkins may have been responsible for a very short-lived attempt to return to my youth when running was my addiction. But I am wholly at fault.

Matthew Condon

TECH TIZZYHealth

Art for doomscrolling column by Matt Condon

Are teens worried about social media bans? Let’s text them to find out

Should we be concerned about a cataclysmic long-term impact on the cognitive functioning of doomscrollers? Try tearing your kids away from the screen to ask what they think.

Matthew Condon

‘ageing sinkhole’wellbeing

Can trying to solve the ageing puzzle end up ageing you in the process?

If the universe is expanding, black holes are sucking everything in and time is relative, surely getting older could be like an elastic band. Right?

Matthew Condon

BronwynNation

Clockwise from left: neighbours Deborah Hall and Murray Nolan; former policeman Glenn Taylor; husband Jon Winfield. Picture: Liam Mendes

Army of citizen sleuths probing a crime mystery

The Bronwyn podcast’s success has in no small measure stemmed from the extraordinary emotional investment in the case of its listeners.

Matthew Condon

BRONWYN PODCAST INVESTIGATIONNation

Undated images relating to the 2024 podcast - BRONWYN. Bronwyn Winfield, Jon Winfield and their daughter Lauren (centre).

Missing mum’s family just wants closure … and justice

Was Bronwyn Winfield’s body disposed of at a Sydney building site less than 24 hours after she disappeared 31 years ago? | NEW EPISODE OUT NOW

Matthew Condon

GROWING UP IN THE 70sHealth

A tempting plate of tripe with peas and cabbage.

Be grateful kids! In the olden days food was offal

Yes, we ate the stomach linings of animals. And that wasn’t the worst of it. What about tinned fruit? This is the first of Matthew Condon’s musings on health | SHARE YOUR CULINARY MEMORIES

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