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Margaret Fink AO, producer and originating member of the Sydney Push dining at Otto restaurant in Woolloomooloo, NSW. December 4, 2024. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Before Margaret Fink would do lunch with me, I had to audition

You need to bring your A-game when you dine with the Sydney movie producer whose extravagant dinner parties are legendary.

  • Michael Koziol

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Forested country in the Canadian Plantation, near the Ballarat suburb of Mount Clear, where runner and mother of three, Samantha Murphy (inset), went missing on February 4 last year.

A year since Samantha Murphy vanished, Ballarat’s pain endures

“It’s not knowing where she is which is the hardest.” Samantha Murphy’s community is still in shock – and women are on edge.

  • Wendy Tuohy and Melissa Cunningham
Beyoncé is the most-nominated artist at the 67th Grammys, with 11 nods in total.

On song, and still on: Everything you need to know about the Grammys

Wondering where you can watch music’s night of nights? Who is up for the big awards? Which Australians are in with a chance? We’ve got you covered.

  • Nell Geraets
Cashless gaming.

The election promise NSW Labor doesn’t want to talk about

A cashless gambling trial was meant to guide public policy on poker machines, but divisions are wider than ever and the government is in a pickle. What went wrong?

  • Harriet Alexander

Tropic thunder: Why Trump wants the Panama Canal back

The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

  • Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
Trump called DeepSeek’s arrival a “wake-up call” for US companies who must focus on “competing to win”.

Deep impact: China’s AI tidal wave hits Trump, and Australia

The cheap, open AI model has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley. Has Australia already been left behind or does DeepSeek’s rapid rise, despite limited resources, mean something similar could emerge locally?

  • David Swan
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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Texts, lies and videotape: Making sense of the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case

It’s the highest profile celebrity feud we’ve seen for years and – more than ever – it pays to be sceptical about what you hear.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Sussan Ley and Elon Musk on a Mars landscape.

Sussan Ley adds Elon from Mars to her spacey view of Australian history

The deputy Liberal leader added a letter to her name in a quest for lifelong excitement. Now she’s added the space adventures of Musk to her out-there view of Australia Day.

  • Tony Wright
A photo released by Ukrainian officials purporting to show a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine.

North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia earn millions for the Kim regime

Captured soldiers have lifted the curtain ever so slightly on the secretive Kim regime’s decision to join Russia’s war against Ukraine.

  • Lisa Visentin
PhD Candidate Damien Linnane having lunch with Angus Thomson at Ampersand Cafe & Bookstore in Paddington. Saturday 2 November 2024. Photo: Dylan Coker / The Sydney Morning Herald

He’s been an arsonist and artist, now he’s on a mission to change lives

Damien Linnane’s 10-month stay in prison led him on a journey to overhaul an outdated healthcare system. Only one thing stands in the way.

  • Angus Thomson

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