How did this diesel SUV charm me?
It’s an SUV with a diesel engine, yet I thought it was good looking and nice to drive. Japan has surely charmed me.
Columnists
There’s a lesson in the passing of our beloved neighbour
Recently our little community lost a cherished member, far too young. Mid fifties. Cancer. Wretched cancer, it’s taken too many people I love.
A love letter to flowers
Horticulturalist Jac Semmler’s new book Super Bloom is “a love letter to flowers” – and it’s a whopper, weighing in at 2.8kg.
‘Let’s say they were going for a functional look’
This stretched Land Rover Defender is 5m long and can seat eight humans – but my labradors weren’t happy with the boot space.
Where is the joy in porn?
We don’t stand by as animals are treated cruelly so we should not allow porn to poison young minds.
A garden crafted for a restored Adelaide Hills cottage
From overgrown to contemporary, this garden includes semi-formal low box hedges, cottagey perennials and a native flower-picking garden.
Why I’m no fan of flying
I don’t fly in planes any more because of personal issues with that Joyce fellow. Man has always dreamt of flight. Why?
This Kia has an arresting feature
Back in the day Holdens and Fords really were designed and built for Australians. But this new Kia seems to have joined the fray for a unique reason.
‘We should be bold and outrageously ambitious’
One country will emerge as a leader in renewable energy this decade. Why not us? And the opportunities don’t stop there.
This bravura V8 is museum bound
This Benz shoves you into your seat with the muscular insistence of a bouncer, or a bear.
The simple tricks to ensure your flowers last
Keep buying flowers that spoil far too quickly? Take these steps to make them last for weeks.
Snapping jaws
When he found himself in the water with up to a hundred sharks feeding on a “baitball”, Daniel Nicholson knew just what to do.
The best acting is a kind of alchemy
The best acting shows us what it is to be human. It is the soul glimpsed, in all its vulnerable complexity.
‘The biggest fear is not pushing myself’
Q&A: Tim Jarvis, 56, explorer, environmental scientist.
New insights into our mental health are alarming
A new question on mental health was added to the 2021 Census. The detail behind it is truly concerning.
The writing’s on the wall for writers
AI has written our death warrants. Our last wills and testaments. Scribes are not merely an endangered species. We’re extinct.
Rosemount strikes back
Game over? Not quite. In the wake of a merger that threatened his wine empire, Bob Oatley fought back, rebuilding his business and staging a comeback.
A supercar that’s great value for money? We’ve found it
It’s so pretty everyone assumes it’s a Ferrari — but it’s a fraction of the price and won’t tear your skin off.
Kia EV’s is more powerful than the best Ferrari
This Kia electric isn’t just crazy fast – it’s amazingly good to drive, too.
Railroad to nowhere
Josh Humble was astonished when he flew his drone over this dry salt lake and saw old rail tracks going into the middle of it. Whatever could they be?
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