Alan Finkel:‘Never let the pursuit of perfection get in the way of the very good’

Alan Finkel:‘Never let the pursuit of perfection get in the way of the very good’

The 68-year-old neuroscientist,electrical engineer and entrepreneur discusses why he is striving for an “electric planet”,being comfortable with no afterlife,and how he feels about his ageing body.

  • byBenjamin Law

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‘Serious alarm bells’:One in three Australian teens suffering discrimination

‘Serious alarm bells’:One in three Australian teens suffering discrimination

Unfair treatment due to body size or appearance was the most common,followed by race and sex-based discrimination.

  • bySarah Berry
Cookbook author Hetty McKinnon:‘Food is foreplay,isn’t it?’

Cookbook author Hetty McKinnon:‘Food is foreplay,isn’t it?’

The New York City-based Australian cook discusses being vegetarian,why losing her father as a teen made her grow up instantly,and how her sexual awakening was due to a gay man.

  • byBenjamin Law
In curly defiance:Egyptian youth take back their looks

In curly defiance:Egyptian youth take back their looks

While the government has clamped down on free expression in recent years,the young have rejected some conservative norms of the past,even if only in how they wear their hair.

  • byVivian Yee
Louise Adler:‘I don’t think my generation of feminists really did change the world’

Louise Adler:‘I don’t think my generation of feminists really did change the world’

The publisher-at-large for Hachette discusses the impact of the sexual revolution on her life,growing up in a Jewish household,and how she is finding her 60s.

  • byBenjamin Law
‘I talk about Botox as a gateway drug’:the changing face of the beauty business

‘I talk about Botox as a gateway drug’:the changing face of the beauty business

Anti-wrinkle injections,dermal fillers,laser treatments – and that’s just for starters. When did looking good become so complicated?

  • byAmanda Hooton
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Crazy Rich Asians’ Chris Pang:‘Asian males have been desexualised in popular culture’

Crazy Rich Asians’ Chris Pang:‘Asian males have been desexualised in popular culture’

The LA-based Australian actor discusses changing stereotypes around Asian males in film,coping with grief,and the inappropriate fan mail he receives.

  • byBenjamin Law
Kiruna Stamell:‘My body’s an organic,natural thing. Get over it’

Kiruna Stamell:‘My body’s an organic,natural thing. Get over it’

The UK-based Australian actor discusses why she feels alienated from religion,her stubborn streak,and Australia’s lack of employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

  • byBenjamin Law
'My friend,she's really skinny,I need to lose weight'… the teenage angst swamping 10-year-old girls

'My friend,she's really skinny,I need to lose weight'… the teenage angst swamping 10-year-old girls

Body anxiety. Friendship break-ups. Social media obsessions. Tears,so many tears. For today’s Australian girls,tweens are growing up faster than ever. Welcome to the life of the “ten-ager”.

  • byMadonna King
As end to pandemic mask-wearing nears,South Koreans scramble to arrange cosmetic surgery

As end to pandemic mask-wearing nears,South Koreans scramble to arrange cosmetic surgery

When Ryu Han-na,a 20-year-old university student,got cosmetic surgery on her nose in mid-December,she had a simple reason:it might be the last chance to do so covertly before people start taking off masks this year as vaccines are distributed.

  • byJoori Roh
Good Weekend's Dicey Topics:best of 2020

Good Weekend's Dicey Topics:best of 2020

Here,we revisit some of our favourite Dicey Topics interviews from 2020,where Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we're told to keep private.

  • byBenjamin Law