Starter’s orders
A New Year’s resolution 24 years ago changed the course of Cecily Eaton’s life — and led to her long, successful career as a jockey.
Columnists
Good men, we don’t give you enough credit
‘Men are broken things, breaking things,’ poet Joelle Taylor wrote. But no, not all of them.
The exponential power of talented teachers
It’s been a sad time for me – recently, two of my career mentors passed away. Here’s what they taught me about life and work.
Garlic… and night terrors
I couldn’t sleep. Too much garlic in the falafel we had for dinner? Or just an impending sense of doom bubbling to the surface?
‘The first car to ever excite me’
The rally-bred Subaru WRX was a sensation when it launched nearly 30 years ago. And the all-new “Rex” still rules.
A thinker outside the box
Jim Lovelock, who died on his 103rd birthday, described himself as an “independent scientist”. He was certainly a contrarian.
In an octopus’s garden
It’s not every day you see a picture of an octopus in a toilet, is it? But there’s more to this image than meets the eye…
Modern Australia is built upon a rich heritage of aspiration
European ideas about urban planning flourished in 19th-century Australia, and left us with a legacy of superbly designed towns.
Slides rule, OK
Here’s me as a young girl — found in a treasure trove of old family slides. Do you have some tucked away in a cupboard, too?
The single meal that shaped a lifelong aversion
Back in 1986, I was in Indonesia with some mates. We took a boat out to a little island, ate roast suckling pig… and disaster struck.
My wife hates this Hyundai. That’s a good start
The Hyundai i30 N is fast, loud and looks like a young hoon’s fantasy car. So let me embrace my inner boy-racer for a while.
The gold medal goes to… me
Can we please make Name Dropping an Olympic sport? With all the people I’ve interviewed, I’d be sure to triumph at Paris 2024.
We’re tired, as a country, of being morally affronted
Our nation is undergoing a quietly powerful reset – can you feel it? Does it anger you, or exhilarate?
Don’t panic
The pandemic is the most significant global event since World War II. There’s a sense that we are entering a different world.
$1000 dinner for two? That’s hard to swallow
For years, high-end dining in Australia was considered a bargain — but there has been a quantum shift and we’re all the poorer for it. Are restaurants playing catchup or having a lend?
Living like the King
From a dirt poor childhood on an Aboriginal mission to fame as an Elvis tribute artist, Len Connolly’s life is anything but ordinary.
Range anxiety in a 2.65-tonne rocket ship
It’s a $330K luxury barge that hits 100km/h in 3.8 seconds. But the Mercedes EQS hinted at its dark side from the start.
Cracking the code of the Green Beasts
It was a photograph in a 1975 Rennie Ellis book that reminded me of this mysterious piece of graffiti. Whatever could it mean?
No wonder farmers are going feral
Think bitcoin is a risky investment? Try producing food. The last decade has seen the rural version of World War III.
Gifts to us all
Historian Manning Clark’s family home in Canberra is a gem of a place. And anyone can visit, thanks to the generosity of his family.
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