My husband and son dived to see the wreck of the Titanic, and never came back – this is what happened at sea
Christine Dawood found herself trapped on the ship, waiting for signs that the Titan submersible carrying her family would surface. She talks in detail for the first time about those…
The moment I knew: The banana bread was terrible but seeing him baking made me fall for him
Gillian Kennedy met Wade Freeman while working in a remote desert community. She was impressed by his playlists, and his generous spirit Find more stories from the moment I knew…
Luke Hemsworth: ‘I have to be very specific about which brother I am. But it still gets confusing’
The star on his famous acting family, wrestling Chris and Liam, the best advice from Anthony Hopkins and being traumatised by The Exorcist Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email…
In my apartment block’s ‘Room of Unlimited Magical Recycling Possibilities’ I found not just freebies, but friends
At first, rescuing unwanted items from the reuse room was a way to save money. But over time, it became a place where I connected with my neighbours Get our…
Online dating is a cesspool, so I decided to try 47 hobbies to meet the man of my dreams | Matt Bell
You will do things you regret in the name of love. Twenty-eight kilometres into a marathon, I realised I didn’t like running Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email As…
The Sunday Read: the real cost of Labor’s NDIS cuts – podcast
Autism advocate and researcher Clem Bastow argues the inclusive world disability advocates fought so hard for is being torn apart Read more: Continue reading…
‘Committee of doers’ stare down climate root cause
As the worst oil shock in history throttles economies worldwide, more than 50 countries are meeting to thrash out an orderly path away from fossil fuels. A treaty to formalise…
NDIS cuts not just about kicking people off: minister
Spending cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme won’t be entirely driven by tens of thousands of people with disabilities being kicked off its supports, the minister responsible says. NDIS…
Shell’s Tax Dodge, Albo’s Gas Spin and Ken Henry’s Blast | Scam of the Week
We are on the biggest heist and media/political snowjob in Australia today. Shell’s Australian boss fronted a parliamentary inquiry into gas this week and somehow could not say what revenue…
Chinese Whispers. Broken promises on Port of Darwin buy-back
At the last election both sides of politics promised to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands. FOI reveals a broken (dumb) promise will become a broken (unfulfilled) promise.…