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Nicholas Jensen is commentary editor at The Australian. He previously worked as a reporter in the masthead’s NSW bureau. He studied history at the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a BA (Hons), and holds an MPhil in British and European History from the University of Oxford.

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10/11/1950. Sir Donald Don Bradman. Cricket. Team photo.

Ex-minister bats away racism claims against Bradman

One of the co-authors of a groundbreaking essay on Donald Bradman’s family history has declared the cricketer was ‘not ever racist’.

Joe Kelly and Nicholas Jensen

Summer cookbookNation

28/12/22: Designer Gregory Ladner at his home at Darling Pt. Gregory is a contributor to The Australian's summer cookbook. John Feder/The Australian.

Creativity in kitchen not quite a blaze of glory

When fashion designer Gregory Ladner volunteered to cook a meal for 30 dinner guests at his husband’s birthday party more than three decades ago, he couldn’t resist challenging the limits of his culinary skills.

Nicholas Jensen

Sydney to HobartNation

Andoo Comanche wins the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, skipper John Winning Jnr. Picture: Chris Kidd

Captain’s log: skipper’s delight after high drama

Andoo Comanche skipper John Winning Jr has praised his victorious crew after it took line honours at the 77th Sydney-Hobart.

Nicholas Jensen

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Time running out for ‘Dougie’

A 65-year-old man who escaped prison and evaded capture for three decades on Sydney’s northern beaches could face deportation after revealing his true identity to police last year.

Nicholas Jensen

Thrilling finishSport

Andoo Comanche heading towards Hobart. Sydney to Hobart 2022. Picture: Rolex/Andrea Francolini

Comanche leads supermaxi sprint to Hobart

A final sprint for line honours has pitted three of the Sydney-Hobart’s 100-foot supermaxis against each other.

Nicholas Jensen

Sydney to HobartNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Andoo Comanche heads for the outside marker during the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Drama before maxis wave fleet goodbye

Protests, penalties and high drama marked one of the most gripping openings to the bluewater classic in recent history.

Nicholas Jensen

77th Sydney to HobartSport

23/12/22: Warrior Won bowman, Dylan Vogel, 30 from Rhode Island up the mast at the CYCA. John Feder/The Australian.

Fast and furious: Conditions to favour the biggest boats

Despite a foggy morning on Sydney Harbour, Bureau of Meteorology forecasters for the 628 nautical mile race suggest strong northerlies may mean the supermaxis challenge for the race record.

Nicholas Jensen

Christmas CheerNation

People celebrate Christmas at St Kilda Beach. Picture: Jason Edwards

Beach, barbies, basketball: how we celebrated being free again

The roar of the surf and the promise of sunshine that beckoned millions of Australians back to the beach for the country’s first restriction-free Christmas in two years.

Nicholas Jensen, Lydia Lynch and Angelica Snowden

SUMMER COOKBOOKFood & Drink

Authors Tom Keneally and Nat's What I Reckon in Nats kitchen for The Australian's summer cookbook series. Jane Dempster/The Australian

Odd couple share recipe for great summer reading

They’re one of the less likely duos to be found discussing the filleting of trout or basting of chicken – but Tom Keneally and Nat’s What I Reckon have all bases covered.

Nicholas Jensen

Coronial findingNation

Hussayn Al-Umari, the “the grandfather of bomb makers”, was responsible for fabricating the explosives used to attack Sydney’s Hakoah Club and the Israeli consulate in December, 1982.

‘Ruthless terrorist’ blamed for bomb attacks

The explosives used to attack Sydney’s Hakoah Club and the Israeli consulate in December 1982 were designed and constructed by ‘the grandfather of bomb makers’, a coronial inquiry has found.

Nicholas Jensen

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