That’s my kid! Six mums spill the beans on their famous offspring

That’s my kid! Six mums spill the beans on their famous offspring

They make us laugh and leave us spellbound,but what were these creative Australians like growing up?

  • byKerrie O'Brien

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The withered image of Oz,by a Brit who caught the Neighbours twang

The withered image of Oz,by a Brit who caught the Neighbours twang

An international journalist and author reflects on the apparent disaffection with Australia,the country he calls home.

  • byNick Bryant
Where did budgie smugglers come from and why are they so popular?
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Where did budgie smugglers come from and why are they so popular?

Once they could get you arrested,now they’re a swimwear staple. How did budgies catch on in Australia,and who wears them now?

  • byDamien Woolnough
Captains of industry:Australia’s ancient seafaring trade rewrites history

Captains of industry:Australia’s ancient seafaring trade rewrites history

First Australians were making huge overseas voyages to trade in a vast international network at least 300 years earlier than previously thought.

  • byMike Foley
Boycotting art? There must be another way

Boycotting art? There must be another way

The Sydney Festival ends on Sunday under a cloud caused by the boycott over Israeli embassy sponsorship. Another Sydney festival demonstrates a better approach.

  • byBen Adler andNawfel Alfaris
Hey,Lucky Country,it’s time we made our own luck

Hey,Lucky Country,it’s time we made our own luck

Noel Pearson has given Australia the gift of a compelling vision of the nation’s unique identity and unified future – and now he believes it can happen. “I see it mate,we are on track,we are on track.”

  • byPeter Hartcher
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‘Everything is different’:Last Australian champ compares her Open to Barty’s

‘Everything is different’:Last Australian champ compares her Open to Barty’s

Chris O’Neil will lose a portion of her place in history if Ash Barty wins the Australian Open on Saturday night. O’Neil won’t be bothered in the least.

  • byJake Niall
Review launched into galleries and museums’ services
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Review launched into galleries and museums’ services

Deloitte has been engaged to lead a review of “corporate and common services” across agencies inside the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

  • byLinda Morris
Australia to get first children’s art library thanks to mystery donor
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Australia to get first children’s art library thanks to mystery donor

The library for young artistic minds will open mid-2022 at the Art Gallery of NSW.

  • byLinda Morris
It was once home to thousands of prisoners,now it’s set to be Sydney’s next museum

It was once home to thousands of prisoners,now it’s set to be Sydney’s next museum

Millions in funding has been granted to “secure,restore and preserve the culture,heritage and future use” of a three-hectare heritage precinct.

  • byLinda Morris
Showbiz showdown:the fight to own Sydney’s theatre scene
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Showbiz showdown:the fight to own Sydney’s theatre scene

British impresario Sir Howard Panter is shopping for a new theatre and rehearsal space in Sydney as the curtain rises on his first foray into Australian theatre.

  • byLinda Morris