Gary Nunn
Gary Nunn is a contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
- Opinion
- Travel tips
The train ticket rip-off fleecing travellers around the world
When I realised I’d paid far more for my trip than I should have, I felt like an idiot. But I wasn’t the only one falling for this dodgy practice.
- Gary Nunn
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- Opinion
- The Verdict
Pub trivia is the ultimate refuge for people who lack a personality
If you’d rather recite a cricketer’s 2007 batting average than hold a real conversation, you aren’t a “polymath” – you’re just a joyless narc holding the rest of the pub hostage.
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- Opinion
- LGBTQ
Sydney’s gay village is dying – here’s what it means for our city
The Stonewall Hotel, long a shining star of LGBTQ Sydney, is setting in the city’s east … and yet another one is rising in the west.
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How this kaleidoscopic condition can help your life and career
Billie Eillish, Cynthia Erivo and Pharrell Williams have harnessed this condition through their art, but how can everyday people with it use it to their benefit?
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Brutally beaten as teen for being gay, Jesse Matheson got detention, his attackers nothing
The youngest ever Mardi Gras CEO is driven to make it a very visible festival where people like him can be themselves safely – even joyously.
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Why do we get so riled up about other people’s affairs?
News stories about alleged infidelity have long provoked strong reactions.
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- Opinion
- Brexit
Brits in Australia are shredding their passports. I think I know why
The UK has changed the rules for dual citizens trying to enter Britain. It’s just the latest betrayal for expats like me.
- Gary Nunn
- Opinion
- South America
This world-famous hike has a curveball that no one talks about
A man dripping in sweat notices me nod with polite alarm in his direction. “Won’t tell you what it’s like,” he says, wheezing. “You’ll turn back.”
- Gary Nunn
- Opinion
- South America
Authentic insight or voyeurism? My struggle with slum tourism
I saw a colourful, poor neighbourhood from a distance and wanted to visit it. But I learnt just how thorny, divisive and nuanced the issue is.
- Gary Nunn
Liam expected travel to be challenging. But he didn’t see this coming
You’ve been dreaming of the moment when you would be back on familiar ground, so why does it feel so unsettling to be home?
- Gary Nunn