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At 98, Peter Clemenger is not too old for one life-affirming revelation
The advertising executive was an industry giant who once child-minded the young Lachlan and James Murdoch.
- Stephen Brook
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‘I was not really keen on it’: eSafety commissioner tells us what she really thinks of the social media ban
Julie Inman Grant talks about death threats, the dark corners of the internet and making an enemy of the richest man in the world, Elon Musk.
- Jacqueline Maley
The fantastic Ms Fox rises to the occasion
She oversaw Dark Mofo’s evolution from a tiny, intimate event to a juggernaut. Now heading Melbourne’s Rising, Hannah Fox has a keen eye for talent – and knows the festival’s ultimate goal.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Shakespeare, trans politics and tigers: Lunch with Eddie Izzard is a dizzying business
The British comedian/actor/runner/political aspirant has some left-of-field stories to tell.
- Nick Galvin
Want a happier life? Try this ‘radically inclusive’ spirituality
Hiroko Yoda’s guide to spirituality resonates worldwide but draws on Japanese wisdom.
- Kerrie O'Brien
The undercover critic tearing a strip off the fashion world
From the Oscars to the Brownlow, Fashion Critical runs her gimlet eye over big fashion events, often saying what everyone else is thinking.
- Cara Waters
The real plot twist that changed Dervla McTiernan’s life
The bestselling author is a self-confessed hugger. She is so warm it’s difficult to believe she makes a living writing about ritualistic mutilation and kidnappings. It wasn’t always the case.
- Kylie Northover
How to lose a scientist: The ‘dispiriting’ system driving our best minds away
Sam Berkovic is the son of a Holocaust survivor and is on a mission to save Australian science – from sceptics spreading misinformation and distrust, and from “pitiful” government investment.
- Michael Bachelard
To save lives, this doctor is defying the orthodoxy
To impress cardiologist Stephen Fenton I keep my lunch choices on the healthy side.
- Nick Galvin
She paused for 20 seconds. Then Antoinette Lattouf told me what she’d say to Ita Buttrose
After her bruising encounter with the ABC, Lattouf says she is a changed woman.
- Matthew Knott