Australia, you little beauty
From a young age I’ve had a fascination with the Australian continent. Here is just some of what I love about this ripper spot.
Columnists
Want to feel like a bigger man? Try this
It looks like a Chippendale with his shirt off carrying a log on each shoulder. But does the Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior actually perform?
‘The best $7 gift in Australia today’
Need a Christmas gift, fast, for the food lover in your life? Here’s some things I’ve bought, and can recommend.
So long, readers. I’ll miss you
Australia’s favourite home cook is hanging up the apron. In his final column, David Herbert shares his readers’ favourite recipes.
My year of elf isolation
I’ve known Phillip Adams since the early 1940s, when I delivered presents to his grandparents’ little farm in outer Melbourne.
Streak of genius in the new Ford Focus
The steering, the braking and the tidal wave of torque from this Focus’s Mustang engine combine to create something very special.
Hear that? The Aussie accent is on the move
Mel-bun has become Mal-bun and Sydney — while it may not have lost its chutzpah during the pandemic — has lost its “d”. Why?
He turned 21 without us, and it near broke my heart
Our dear son, who’s been studying interstate, is about to walk through the door. How can a mother’s love be so voluminous?
The best cars for your holiday
There’s a perfect car for every type of driving holiday, from a Mercedes-Benz S Class to a drop-top Audi. Let this be your guide.
The world is dividing into tectonic plates
The average Australian has adapted well to the challenges of the past two years. But there are troubling times ahead.
Let the dying spirit go
A palliative nurse explains the process of dying on TikTok. Julie McFadden’s message?Trust the body, it knows what it’s doing.
The big scream
One day, my mate Arthur and snuck off from Scouts to see a double bill of horror movies. Poor Arthur was a mess by the end.
Local, seasonal? Sorry, you’ve lost me
Forget the foodie PR spin … this cookbook celebrating a famous London market is a benchmark for honest good food.
To every teen to work at Macca’s: I salute you
There are some who look down upon such mucky, low-brow, low-paid work; yet I happen to think differently.
Ending pending
You know how Sherlock Holmes solved his mysteries, with a neat ending. My own mystery stories are rather different.
How tech has changed our sense of time
One of the things we’ve given up, handed over to the tech in our pockets, is an awareness of time. Remember how we used to do it?
The teachers who made me
It is their enthusiasm, encouragement, mentorship and sense of fun that I remember most about my teachers. Oh, and the dancing.
Help us to change young lives
Readers, please help the Noffs Foundation to build Street Universities in places where politicians fear to tread.
Smile, summer’s almost here
We have waited so long for the naked grins of a post-pandemic life, the burden of Covid uncertainty lifted from us.
Playing the long game
Our average lifespan has jumped 20 years in the past century — and it’s changing our notions about old age and how to live it.
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