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The March 29 Edition

In our cover story, we talk to Claire Foy about life after The Crown, and her first foray into children’s film, one her 11-year-old daughter can enjoy.

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Claire Foy will star in the adaptation of children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree. “It was just such a nice thing to do something that felt very pure – the message is pure.”

‘A cry for help’: Why The Crown’s Claire Foy is backing Australia’s social media ban

Playing the Queen changed the 41-year-old’s life. But it’s this latest role that the single mother of one says she’d bottle forever.

  • Kate Halfpenny
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‘Motherhood later in life suits me’: Pregnant at 44, Sienna Miller’s career is also blooming

The actor and one-time queen of “boho chic” talks about how best friend Emily Blunt led to her latest film role, and her new gig with a make-up giant.

  • Jane Rocca

My partner is perfect. But scratch the surface and these things bug me

Even the most ideal relationships are often built on a base of mutually annoying habits.

  • Kerri Sackville
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As women, many of us are brought up to live by the “Don’t rock the boat” mantra, but it may be doing us more harm than we realise.

Feeling tired, sluggish and unlovable? The ‘Good Girl’ myth may be to blame

Breaking this outdated script takes guts, and starts with these tiny changes.

  • Caitlin Judd

My friend took a photo. When she posted it online, she wasn’t prepared for the reaction

In an era where AI-generated deepfakes make us instinctively doubt everything we see, this is the fallout.

  • Sarah Bailey
Joanne McNally, who was adopted as a baby, met her birth father in her 20s.

When I lived in Australia, the men were hot. But they didn’t go for women like me

Comedian Joanne McNally says she once met an ex on a celebrity dating app. But it didn’t last.

  • Robyn Doreian
Emma Gott is intrigued by “new guard” designers including Jonathan Anderson at Dior and Matthieu Blazy at Chanel.

Should you wear a wild outfit on a first date? It worked for this publicist

Emma Gott also shares the New Zealand brand that makes the blazer all the cool girls wear.

  • Georgie Gordon

To visit Sydney’s millionaire’s playground, skip the traffic and arrive in style

When you get there, the gilded peninsula has plenty of nooks to explore.

  • Paul Ewart
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Bring back blue into your blue routine with nail polish.

Blue nails will be huge for winter. In the meantime, wear these colours

Take your cues from the runway and experiment with different polish colours and finishes for winter.

  • Stephanie Darling

Is this ballet dancer’s breakfast near perfect? A dietitian thinks so

Libby-Rose Niederer shares what she eats in a day.

  • Nicole Economos
Centre photograph courtesy of Wattyl.

The trick to making any room feel instantly more inviting is to add these fibres and textures

Elements borrowed from nature – from organic materials to woody scents – create a warm and welcoming space.

  • Georgie Gordon
Madras lamb cutlets.
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Adam Liaw’s madras lamb cutlets

Serving these cutlets on a bed of sliced tomato and onion allows the flavourful oils and juices to drip from the lamb as a dressing.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
White chocolate muffins.
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School holiday baking: Adam Liaw gives choc-chip muffins a little change-up

Two other types of chocolate chips help give these muffins an extra-rich flavour.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Aries: This week put other people’s needs first

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned astrologer, Hedy Damari.

  • Hedy Damari

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