Total wipeout: ‘Netflix curse’ strikes tennis players at Australian Open | Television

Félix Auger-Aliassime

One by one, they dropped their heads, smashed their rackets. One by one, they slung their bags over their shoulders in defeat, exiting the court in bitter disappointment at shock results. They are the victims […]

How Painters and Dockers’ hedonistic rocker Paulie Stewart cheated death – with help from some ‘punk’ nuns | Australian books

Journalists Tony Stewart (left) and Greg Shackleton enjoy a meal in Balibo hours before the village was attacked in October 1975.

Paulie Stewart was 48 years old and had been on the waiting list for a liver transplant for more than 500 days when, at death’s door, he was visited in Melbourne’s Austin hospital by Sister […]

Elsy Wameyo on learning her roots: ‘I felt I had this coat of power. No one could touch me’ | Australian music

‘When you know your purpose, making decisions becomes very, very easy’.

In 2019, while studying a media degree at the University of Adelaide, Elsy Wameyo had to make a call: do her exam or go to a music festival? That decision is practically a rite of […]

‘It’s not normal, what I’ve seen’: the rise and rise of rapper Tasman Keith | Australian music

Tasman Keith, Australian rapper

During what should have been one of the best months of his life, rapper Tasman Keith fell apart. He had been chosen to support Midnight Oil on tour – a dream booking for a musician […]

Three things with Felicity Ward: ‘We dressed up, learnt a lip-sync, and performed it for our parents’ | Australian lifestyle

The magic iPhone slot in Felicity Ward’s Bluetooth keyboard.

You may know Felicity Ward from her appearances on TV programs like Spicks and Specks, or one of her many comedy stage shows. Admittedly, however, it’s been a while since Ward got behind the mic […]

Spiderbait celebrate bandmate Janet English: ‘She’s one of the greats of Australian music’ | Australian music

Spiderbait in the 1990s

In the near-decade since Spiderbait last released an album, their bass player and singer, Janet English, has completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She’s not sure if she wants to practise. “I was just really […]

At Melbourne fashion festival, models go barefoot for lack of Australian-made shoes | Australian fashion

Clothing from Maara Collective, featured in the Australian Made fashion film at Melbourne Fashion Festival

Shared from www.theguardian.com. It’s unlikely the Cranbourne Royal Botanical Gardens will ever see anything like it again: a group of models, wearing designer clothes, wander its beautifully crafted Australian Garden. Clad in suits and gowns, […]

Rotisserie chicken paella and cheat’s burek: George Georgievski’s super fast dinner recipes | Australian food and drink

Ricotta and feta burek (cheat’s version)

Shared from www.theguardian.com Back in the day, my mum was a factory worker, so she’d be home by 3.30pm and would usually spend an hour or two preparing dinner. We had the best times during […]

Three things with Maggie Beer: ‘It was one of the most special nights of my food life’ | Australian lifestyle

Maggie Beer’s painting by Davida Allen of her daughter Saskia working in the farm with her husband Colin

Shared from www.theguardian.com “My life has just been a little bit crazy lately,” Maggie Beer laughs softly as we get on the phone. That feels like something of an understatement. As well as her year-round […]

‘People want to reclaim something pure’: the rise of the urban honesty stall | Australian lifestyle – Lifestyle | The Guardian

The Raven Oak Pickup Honesty Stall in Burnie, Tasmania. Australia

Shared from www.theguardian.com When Hannah Reeve tore up the grass on her suburban block in Burnie, Tasmania to make more room for growing vegetables, she faced the problem of what to do with the surplus. […]

Australian Luxury E-commerce Upstart Cettire Posts Strong Sales Growth – Business of Fashion

Australian Luxury E-commerce Upstart Cettire Posts Strong Sales Growth

Shared from Business of Fashion The grey-market luxury online retailer has reported 154 million Australian dollars (US$109.7 million) in gross revenue for the six months ended December 31. Cettire, which sells a vast array of […]