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Samantha Ratnam is approached by a local as she lunches in the heart of Coburg’s Victoria Mall.

‘I’ll never forget that moment’: Samantha Ratnam on politics, Palestine and the path ahead

Samantha Ratnam is close to tears. The former Greens candidate for Wills is talking about the interaction with locals after the federal election – and the one issue that played a defining role in the campaign.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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John Howard sat down for lunch at the French restaurant Macleay Street Bistro in Kings Cross.

He used to be a street kid. Now he has an apartment with a harbour view

Kings Cross has changed dramatically since the heady days of the late 1960s. So too, one of its most colourful and long-time locals.

  • Lucy Macken
LUNCH WITH Brothers Pete O’Doherty and Reg Mombasa from Mental as Anything at The Malaya in Sydney

‘Don’t be fooled by our positive sound’: Why Mental as Anything are afraid of everything

Brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty are full of existential angst, but they’re still determined to make happy music about sad subjects.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Loribelle Spirovski paints with her fingers.

‘I threw the brush away’: How Loribelle made a joyous breakthrough

Born in Manila, a school girl in Mount Pritchard, Loribelle Spirovski has overcome the difficulties of the last few years to create magic.

  • Julie Lewis
Luke Kidgell Lunch With

‘People think I’m a way better bloke than I am’: Why this comedian is trashing his do-good image

Luke Kidgell rode the wave of social media as Instagram and then TikTok exploded, and says being online is now vital for entertainers.

  • Brittany Busch
Samantha Mostyn, Australia’s Governor-General.

Living next to the PM, putting up with party boats and hosting the King and Queen: Sam Mostyn on being GG

Mostyn likes to lift the curtain on life at Admiralty House.

  • Jacqueline Maley
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MSO chief conductor Jaime Martín

From concerts to cooking, maestro Martín conducts his life with brio

At the age of nine, a concert changed the trajectory of Jaime Martín’s life. He hasn’t looked back since.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Lunch with journalist and novelist Jacqueline Maley

Two journalists, an eclectic restaurant and Taylor Swift: Inside the making of Jac Maley’s new book

Long before the world’s most popular singer ate there, columnist Jacqueline Maley could see potential in her favourite eating spot.

  • Melanie Kembrey
Singer Christine Anu at lunch at Flower Drum.

Why Christine Anu broke her ‘no more musicals’ rule

The singer reflects on how she was enticed by the charms of Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown, and her enduring connection with My Island Home.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
Tim Wilson at Little Sister Cafe.

The moment lunch with Tim Wilson turned into an ambush

The newly elected Goldstein MP’s political skills were put to the test when he was unexpectedly confronted by a constituent.

  • Stephen Brook

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