Corporate combatants and the withdrawal no one saw coming
It’s no longer possible to operate a global corporate without an explicit social licence: witness the exodus of firms from Russia.
Columnists
Root & branch reform
When I was six, a peppercorn tree was my best friend. Hence my years-long campaign to get trees the vote – which has succeeded!
Legal homicide and the march of the dead souls
War creates psychological trauma for those who kill; ‘When you put a gun in some kid’s hands and send him off to war, you incur an infinite debt to him.’
Oligarch cuisine: where will this madness end?
Salt Bae served a gold-leaf tomahawk steak in London for a staggering £1450. Now a Sydney restaurant has created a dish that really takes the biscuit.
Range Rover’s big example of style over substance
But the tech-packed Range Rover Velar completely won me over anyway.
Enjoy real meat while you still can
With the advent of lab-grown ‘cellular meat’, how much longer will sheep and cattle be a part of the food landscape?
Tired and seething, Australia has lost its mojo
When I moved to London in the ’90s we Aussies were envied for our optimism and no-worries, can-do mentality. What happened to us?
Will our world end with a bang or a whimper?
The original Doomsday Clock was conceived amid the Cold War fears of nuclear armageddon. Now, can you hear it ticking again?
Winners for life
Stilled by the pandemic, our footy ovals, courts and pools are being thrillingly brought back to life with kids’ sport. Let’s celebrate.
Mazda’s new MX-5 is fully sick
Mazda’s MX-5 is one of my favourite cars ever. So how would I fare throwing this new and improved version around a track?
The most civilised of supercars
Popping down to our local pub for dinner in Maserati’s MC20 supercar… what could possibly go wrong?
Cinderella suburbs, your time is nigh
Our approach to city planning has radically changed in the past 20 years. How will our urban areas fare in a post-lockdown world?
The $68 frozen chook worth flying cross-country for
The check-in guy at the fancy hotel gave me a strange look when I asked if he could store my frozen chicken, just for one night.
Diet of doom: it’s the new nail biting
In a 24/7 news cycle, our phones constantly detonate little depth-charges of worry. How to keep perspective?
Why Bob Hawke and I came to blows
I was once a whole-hearted supporter of Bob Hawke. So how did our relationship end in a fistfight in an Ansett Lounge?
BMW’s electric SUV: it’s borderline exciting
Can BMW’s iX3, a fully electric SUV, manage a 215km journey for an out-of-town camping trip without causing me range anxiety?
Cafe society: a blast from the past
We were strolling around the old neighbourhood, my friend and I, reminiscing, when an extraordinary, heart-warming thing unfolded.
Do we talk, enough, about mateship among boys?
An early morning phone call that will never be forgotten. “Mum, I’m in hospital. I almost died. I’m about to have an operation.”
The concept of normal is being reimagined
Whatever the way ahead, the most valuable asset in times of great disruption is the ability to remain upbeat and positive.
Vale Moss: it was an honour to know him
Moss Cass, who died last month aged 95, served this nation with flair and distinction. It was an honour to have known him.
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