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John Longmire can relax now he’s no longer coach of the Sydney Swans.

Goodbye Sydney, next stop… Tasmania? I got to ask John Longmire the question we’re all thinking

Will one of the greatest brains in Australian rules football really step away from coaching for good?

  • Vince Rugari

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Karen Quinlan

‘Oh, yeah I think everyone’s always interested in the hot pants’

While Arts Centre Melbourne is best known for its performances, in the depths of Hamer Hall there’s a hidden collection that has captured CEO Karen Quinlan’s imagination.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Lynne McGranger has decided that after 33 years it’s time to step back from Home and Away.

‘A real level up’: The confronting encounter that gave Lynne McGranger an insight about on-screen survival

As she prepares to say goodnight, Irene, the Home and Away stalwart, has marked up a rare TV achievement. Just don’t call her a celebrity.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Luke McGregor at Lucia restaurant, South Melbourne

How famously conflict-averse Luke McGregor handles curly questions

The everyman comedian has made a career of awkwardness – but then our lunch got a bit awkward.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
The former premier thinks losing the election in 2023 was the best thing that could have happened to him.

‘Losing was the best thing that ever happened to me’: What Dom Perrottet did next

The state’s youngest ex-premier is relishing a life out of the spotlight but still moves in powerful circles in Washington.

  • Matt Wade
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty at Arc Cafe.

Sydney’s top murder cop is stepping down. He told us about the darkest episodes in his career

Danny Doherty, the Commander of NSW Police’s homicide squad, has become one of the force’s most recognisable faces. Last year, he provided the Herald with a rare insight into his work.

  • Jessica McSweeney
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Sbeg provided baklava at her Newtown home.

Millions of 20-somethings look to Jemma for help in a crisis. Then she faced her own

Jemma Sbeg still doesn’t understand how her self-help podcast became one of the biggest in the world.

  • Josefine Ganko
Sir Simon Schama having lunch at the MCA’s Canvas restaurant.

Sir Simon Schama on becoming ‘weirdly fearless’ as America pivots

Having just turned 80, the historian and tv presenter feels obliged to speak up about the ‘monstrosity’ of Donald Trump’s actions.

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
Sarah Court

This tough corporate cop has seen it all, but even she is astounded by the scale of business misconduct

ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court is vowing to turn a blowtorch on corporate Australia so people have “some control over where their money goes”.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik.

Radicaliser? Undercover agent? Aftab Malik is used to dodging accusations

Australia’s new special envoy to combat Islamophobia didn’t want the job but is now working to make it more than tokenistic.

  • Patrick Begley

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