‘I’m a dud husband … I’m good at the start’
At 85, Paul Hogan speaks candidly about the many chapters of his incredible life. His two marriages, his rise to global fame, and the legacy of his greatest character, Mick Dundee.
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Is Hadestown a love story or a protest song?
Her Tony Award-winning musical hitdraws on Ancient Greek myths but underneath the surface folk singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell has something important to say.
How does faith survive the brutal heartache of losing a child?
Their lives changed with a knock on the door one night. But even in the depths of grief, Pastor Ross Abraham and his wife Kathy have found a way to spread love and grace.
Picture special: Sony World Photography Awards
The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards, now in its 18th year, attracted more than 419,000 submissions from more than 200 countries. See the finalists here.
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Snap up Easter daisies as they burst into bloom
These herbaceous perennials are loved by bees and make a glorious if slightly unruly garden display. As a table setting they will last two weeks in vase.
The horror and the humour of home renovation
Pam and Arthur Tombs started a small reno that quickly got out of hand. It’s a story many Australians will be familiar with …
Squabbling over the power socket?
It can be a challenge to keep the entire family’s phones, tablets and headphones charged. But this device could be the answer …
I actually feel sorry for the team that designed this car
Mazda’s seven-seater CX-80 is boring to look at, terrible to drive, and it’s interior is crap. Why are car companies serving up this kind of soul-crushing homogeneity?
The ultimate Victorian weekender
What $8m+ will buy you on the Mornington Peninsula.
Warm up with this perfect autumn soup
This soup is super-easy, made in the slow cooker and retains the gorgeous salty flavours of the hock.
Why is ‘peak separation’ for men and women different?
Women often make the decision to separate by the age of 47, but why does it happen for men five years later?
What’s a champagne socialist’s favourite TV show? This treasure
I tried cocaine but am totally addicted to this. At the end of every episode I am older and wiser.
I’ve started washing the dishes again and it’s blown my mind
In the frenzy of a screen-bombed life, the antidote was under my nose all along.
Two neighbours under one great (and affordable) wine label
Iain Riggs and Peter Wiggs have a shared love of the Hunter Valley’s winemaking history. Together they make semillon and shiraz to be enjoyed in the present.
Choc chips in our Anzac biscuits? Yes, please!
Put this little twist on the traditional Anzac biscuit and you may never go back to the original.
Elizabeth Hewson’s ultimate Easter pudding
A take on bread and butter pudding, it’s studded with plump sultanas and small chocolate Easter eggs. It must be served with ice cream, no exceptions!
This potato dish must be part of your Easter spread
Tuck into this warm potato salad with herbs, smoked trout and a horseradish crème fraîche dressing, finished with trout roe that bursts in your mouth.
This would be a 5-star car – if it wasn’t such a rip-off
Why are the good people at Porsche charging Australians $100,000 more for this 911 GTS T-Hybrid than it is Brits and Americans?
Views of our colonial past are best enjoyed with glass in hand
Convict labour is to thank for building much of this bucolic town where today about a dozen vineyards produce some of Australia’s finest cool-climate wines.
Star’s secret cancer battle: ‘I haven’t got the breath power to play drums anymore’
Just six months after completing Midnight Oil’s epic farewell tour, drummer Rob Hirst was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He has been fighting it in secret ever since. Until now.
The sliding doors moment that helped me find my passion
When I was a teenager in a small country town in western Victoria in the early 1970s, I attended a talk hosted by the local historical society. It changed everything.
Modern luxury in Sydney’s hottest suburb
Beachy and quiet Avalon was once one of Sydney’s best kept secrets but the secret is out and this five-bedroom beauty within walking distance of the ocean could fetch more than $11 million.
Full steam ahead! Our verdict on the LG Styler
It’s a standalone cupboard that uses the power of steam to ‘refresh’ your clothes without requiring a trip to the dry cleaners. Sounds a bit wanky, really.
Slums, poverty, sex work: what was life really like for my Irish ancestors?
The story of the ‘infamous’ Cleary family carving out a torrid, crime-riddled life in Melbourne’s back slums exposes the forgotten struggle of Australia’s impoverished early Irish immigrants.
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