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Jane Cadzow

Jane Cadzow

Jane Cadzow is a senior writer with Good Weekend magazine.

Billionaire Anthony Pratt, known as the Cardboard King, has made the bulk of his fortune in the US.

He keeps ex-PMs on retainer, parties with Trump and dines with King Charles: this is Anthony Pratt

He’s one of Australia’s richest men, but this cardboard billionaire lived in a roadside hotel for two years while building his father’s American dream.

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Your shower concerts are about to get a serious professional upgrade with our weekly advice column.

Yes, anyone can learn to sing: why being tone-deaf is mostly a myth

The key to singing in tune? Start with listening – and humming.

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There are two secrets to making lamingtons. One involves calling a friend

A blue-ribbon lamington-maker shares her key tips to solving the world’s other great cube puzzle.

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Andrew lived apart from his mum for most of his childhood. When he left school, he found out why

Elizabeth Mamchak missed most of the childhood of her son, Andrew, but later, he helped her write the memoir that explained what had thrown her life off course.

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Nagi Maehashi is “probably the smartest person I’ve ever worked with”, says a former colleague from her corporate world, adding, “She never told me she could cook.”

From corporate high-flyer to Australia’s culinary queen: How Nagi created a multimillion-dollar empire

She quit a finance career to pursue a longtime hobby: how did RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi become a home-cooking juggernaut?

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Jim Christie and his daughter, Julianne, in his workshop.

Julianne moved in with her ‘old-school’ father during the pandemic. She never left 

When she was a child, Julianne Christie, an economist turned gilder, found her dad reserved. Living together in the NSW Southern Highlands has changed all that.

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These women are fighting a retail juggernaut

Budget jeweller Lovisa has soared in 15 years. It has more than 1000 stores in about 50 countries. Some ex-employees say staff have been ripped off.

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What’s it like to have a son who does MMA? Ask our deputy PM

On the night of this year’s federal election, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles had a very different fight on his mind.

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Eva, left, in ReLove’s Sydney 
warehouse, with co–founder Renuka Fernando.

Just like a real store, but everything is free for people doing it tough

ReLove Free Store is kitting out about 25 households a week, with furnishings worth $10,000 or more.

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The Scenic Eclipse II at Milford Sound; the ship is 168 metres long and caters for just 228 passengers.

‘Eighth wonder of the world’: Sailing into Milford Sound on an ultra-luxury cruise ship

Looming mountains, lacy waterfalls, dolphins on cue – it’s no wonder Rudyard Kipling was so in awe of the Sound back in the 1890s.

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