Milanda Rout

Milanda RoutDeputy Travel Editor

Milanda Rout is the deputy editor of The Weekend Australian’s Travel + Luxury. A journalist with over two decades of experience, Milanda started her career at the Herald Sun and has been at The Australian since 2007, covering everything from prime ministers in Canberra to gangland murder trials in Melbourne. She started writing on travel and luxury in 2014 for The Australian’s WISH magazine and was appointed deputy travel editor in 2023.

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EMBARGO FOR WISH 02 JUNE 2023. FEE MAY APPLY. Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar is using the power of her photography to dramatically bring into focus some of humanity’s most profound struggles. Picture: Jake Terrey

Hoda Afshar is framing revolution with her lens

Ahead of her first exhibition at the AGNSW Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar is using the power of photography to dramatically bring into focus some of humanity’s most profound struggles.

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Hollywood actress and star has founded a company to produce Papa Salt - Coastal Gin. Charlie Maas, Regan Riskas, Josey McNamara,Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie PIC: Nicholas Chalmers

DIY gin just the tonic for Robbie and co

Margot Robbie and her four best mates have released a gin that has been five years in the making and was inspired by lazy afternoons drinking in the sun.

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EMBARGO FOR WISH MAGAZINE 05 MAY 2023. FEE MAY APPLY. Artists impression of Reine, restautant inside a Cathedral, VIC. Photo: Supplied

You’ve never seen a reno quite like this one

Rebecca Yazbek is growing a food empire, one empty building at a time. What she’s doing inside the abandoned Melbourne Stock Exchange is nothing short of extraordinary.

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EMBARGO FOR WISH MAGAZINE 05 MAY 2023. FEE MAY APPLY. Lesliegh Jarmanus, the founder and head designer of Alemais. in her studio, Monday 03 April, 2023. Photo: WISH/Nick Cubbin

Alémais designer Lesleigh Jermanus takes us behind the scenes

Australian brand Alémais, known for its founder Lesley Jermanus’s collaborations with female artists, is kicking off Fashion Week this year.

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EMBARGO FOR WISH MAGAZINE 05 MAY 2023. FEE MAY APPLY. Veuve Cliquot, Cellar in The Sea that starts, Reims. Photo: Supplied

Champagne cruising, Dior on a train, or British class in Melbourne

Looking for your next luxury getaway? Try cruising with Veuve Clicqot, Dior pampering on the Royal Scotsman or a Rolls-Royce stay in Melbourne.

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EMBARGO FOR WISH MAGAZINE 05 MAY 2023. FEE MAY APPLY. Such and Such restaurant owners Dash Rumble, Ross McQuinn and chef, Malcolm Hanslow on 30 March 2023 at Such and Such restaurant, Canberra, ACT. Photo: WISH/ Rohan Thomson

Such and Such wine bar part of Canberra’s cool push

Restaurant trio Mal Hanslow, Dash Rumble and Ross Mcquinn push Canberra cool with new wine bar Such and Such.

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EMBARGO FOR WISH MAGAZINE 05 MAY 2023. FEE MAY APPLY. AP Bakery, rooftop of Paramount House Hotel, 80 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills and 1a Bucknell Street, Newtown, NSW. Photo: Supplied

Chefs v artisans: what the best new bakeries reveal about us

A ‘treat yourself’ culture is driving an explosion in bakeries, patisseries and cake shops, and with it a new type of entreprenuer is ripping up the old recipe for success.

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