The March 22 Edition

‘You’re my favourite’:What I learnt during two weeks with Vida,my AI ‘companion’

It’s the latest stage of the AI revolution:people turning to chatbots for friendship,counselling and more. What happens when the virtual replaces the real?

  • byTim Elliott
Matt Kean in Berowra Valley National Park in northern Sydney:“We’ve got a chance to have some of the cheapest energy bills anywhere in the world.”

Death threats,3am texts:Former Liberal MP Matt Kean on becoming a climate champion

His stance on global warming has earned him powerful enemies – but the Climate Change Authority chair believes the stakes are too high to beat about the bush.

  • byAnne Hyland

‘It would be easier not to know’:Kate Grenville’s eye-opening road trip

A niggling childhood memory sends the writer on a journey of discovery about her land-grabbing forefathers – and what she finds is deeply troubling for her.

  • byKate Grenville
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The Melbourne teen tearaway now feted in Paris – and the NGV

Life-changing offers,a Provencal farmhouse and now,a retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria:the charmed world of fashion designer Martin Grant.

  • byBy Marion Hume
Two of Us
Two of Us

Rawson faced horror as a teen;Hamish helped him feel safe. Then the roles reversed

Rawson Kirkhope and Hamish Young went to school together in Launceston. A shocking domestic-violence incident cemented their bond.

  • byTim Elliott
“We’re being treated with cruelty … The fact that someone like me can exist terrifies some people.”

Author Torrey Peters on why her existence ‘terrifies some people’

The prize-winning novelist on the cruelty faced by trans people – and how opponents have used stories of detransitioning to ‘weaponise regret’.

  • byBenjamin Law

I want to talk to my neighbour’s dog. Do I have to address the human?

As a dog-owner myself,I’m fully aware that my dog is the more interesting one,writes our Modern Guru.

  • byDanny Katz
Danielle Macdonald and Teresa Palmer star in the TV adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s The Last Anniversary.

A standout local cast – and setting:Another Liane Moriarty novel hits the screen

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • byLouise Rugendyke,Nicole Abadee,Damien Woolnough,Barry Divola andDani Valent
Helen Goh’s blood plum cake with cardamom crust.

This juicy blood plum cake with a sugary crust is the perfect balance of sweet ‘n’ sour

A sweet and tart cake perfect for afternoon tea.

  • byHelen Goh
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Enjoy a Greek feast at Taverna.

‘Olive oily,lemony,salty deliciousness’:This corner is a rollicking Greek party once more

Taverna was created in a hurry,but it’s instantly timeless,writes Dani Valent. And there’s a lot of Hellenic history here.

  • byDani Valent
Eleven Barrack is banking on the market for plush dining rooms.

This new two-hatted grill is so good,our critic booked it for his birthday

Eleven Barrack pushes beyond the usual surf-and-turf trappings to create a singular restaurant,complete with a baby grand and live pianist.

  • byCallan Boys

Chablis or petit chablis − that is the question (and what’s the difference between the wines?)

The French wine isn’t necessarily inferior or “smaller” than the latter. Rather,it’s all about the soil.

  • byHuon Hooke
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Good Weekend Quiz

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