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Tanya Plibersek’s Labor leadership call and the family trauma behind it | OnlyFans: paywalled porn or the future of social media? | The tiny Aussie fish with too many enemies | Writing tips from a poet laureate | The ethics of letting your dogs run riot | How a stroke improved one dad’s relationship with his daughter

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The March 4 Edition
‘If I had run, I would have won’: The family pain behind Plibersek’s leadership call

‘If I had run, I would have won’: The family pain behind Plibersek’s leadership call

For the first time, Tanya Plibersek reveals the grim trauma behind her decision to not contest the Labor Party leadership.

  • by Margaret Simons
Paywalled porn or online safe haven? OnlyFans’ CEO weighs into the debate

Paywalled porn or online safe haven? OnlyFans’ CEO weighs into the debate

Is burgeoning adults-only subscription site OnlyFans a blueprint for the future of social media – or indicative of the mass pornification of mainstream culture?

  • by Decca Aitkenhead
The upstream battle for a tiny Aussie fish with too many enemies

The upstream battle for a tiny Aussie fish with too many enemies

Only discovered in the Snowy Mountains in 2014, the critically endangered stocky galaxias is a species in need of friends in high places.

  • by Kirsty de Garis
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‘I cry in movies now’: How a stroke brought a father closer to his daughter

‘I cry in movies now’: How a stroke brought a father closer to his daughter

When Amantha Imber was growing up, she found her dad Martin very detached. Fourteen years ago, things changed.

  • by Susan Horsburgh
‘Write for the here and now’: A poet laureate’s tips for students

‘Write for the here and now’: A poet laureate’s tips for students

Simon Armitage on the class dynamics behind writing – and one poet’s “beautiful euphemism” for sex.

  • by Benjamin Law
The in-laws’ mutts are driving us nuts. What can we do?

The in-laws’ mutts are driving us nuts. What can we do?

Owning a dog transforms considerate folk into sycophantic slaves desperate to please their Dog-Lords, writes Modern Guru.

  • by Danny Katz
Two wines get the same rating. Do I just buy the cheaper one?
Opinion
Opinion

Two wines get the same rating. Do I just buy the cheaper one?

Huon Hooke on the complicated process of assessing a wine’s worth.

  • by Huon Hooke
Jentrification

Jentrification

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: a live-in decorator.

  • by Paul Connolly
Helen Goh’s savoury tabbouleh quick bread with whipped feta

Helen Goh’s savoury tabbouleh quick bread with whipped feta

Soaked for just a few minutes, bulgur wheat lends its characteristic nutty and chewy texture to this savoury quick bread.

  • by Helen Goh
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Sashimi rice bowls (donburi)

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Sashimi rice bowls (donburi)

Rice bowls are a real favourite in our house. They’re simple to put together and can be varied, depending on what you have on hand.

  • by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Melbourne: Dale La Pau
Review
Melbourne

Melbourne: Dale La Pau

The idea of somehow combining shakshuka and rendang was so alluring, even world-shaking, that Dani Valent had to get herself to Camberwell for a taste.

  • by Dani Valent
Sydney: Alice
Review
Sydney

Sydney: Alice

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment this reviewer realised this Rocks basement reboot was not for him.

  • by Callan Boys
Good Weekend Quiz

Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge.

Good Weekend letters to the editor: March 4

Good Weekend letters to the editor: March 4

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Bed is for sex and sleep and nothing else: Dr Michael Mosley

Bed is for sex and sleep and nothing else: Dr Michael Mosley

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks, the BBC documentary maker argues anyone with trouble sleeping needs to retrain their brain about bedtime.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
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