Bodyguards for billionaires:Inside the secret world
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Bodyguards for billionaires:Inside the secret world

The super rich are spending big on super security,including elite protection teams with counter-surveillance skills to thwart kidnappings,and panic rooms marketed as nuclear and germ-warfare resistant.

  • byJohn Silvester

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Take a drive on the wild side
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Take a drive on the wild side

The 2023 Outback Car Trek took in 3,900km across 8 days. Leaving Bendigo in Victoria and finishing in Queensland,the rally raises money for RFDS.

‘Give it a crack and see what happens’:How former AFL player Dylan Buckley created a media empire

‘Give it a crack and see what happens’:How former AFL player Dylan Buckley created a media empire

Dylan Buckley,one of the AFL world’s most influential people,did exactly the opposite of what everyone told him – and created a hit.

  • byMarnie Vinall
The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb is working harder than she ever has in her career,and the results are showing on the scoreboard,with wins including tougher merger laws,and a $120 million penalty against Qantas this past week.

  • byAnne Hyland
‘Your politics is better than people realise’:A cup of tea with Alastair Campbell

‘Your politics is better than people realise’:A cup of tea with Alastair Campbell

The former firebrand political adviser is enjoying later-in-life acclaim due to his acute political insights and relaxed demeanour.

  • byStephen Brook
Bizarre conflict polarises Sydney’s historic 18-foot skiff sailing world

Bizarre conflict polarises Sydney’s historic 18-foot skiff sailing world

Veteran sailor Sean Langman has been banned from contesting the upcoming JJ Giltinan International Trophy series - because he owns the boat he wishes to sail.

  • byEmma Kemp
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Cousin! How Richie from The Bear became its best character

Cousin! How Richie from The Bear became its best character

Ebon Moss-Bachrach has turned the foodie comedy drama’s most abrasive person into its best.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Game on:How Mike Baird,Australia’s new cricket boss,is stepping up to the crease

Game on:How Mike Baird,Australia’s new cricket boss,is stepping up to the crease

The former NSW premier will need all his leadership skills to confront the sport’s challenges.

  • byAnne Hyland
The Kates’ mystery opens with a dead body - but not what you expect

The Kates’ mystery opens with a dead body - but not what you expect

The creators of The Katering Show and Get Krack!n put their own twist on the crime genre in their much-anticipated new project.

  • byKylie Northover
We should all approach life as Rupert Murdoch approaches marriage
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We should all approach life as Rupert Murdoch approaches marriage

After some quiet reflection,it became clear there was a lesson to be learned from Rupert Murdoch marrying for the fifth time - and it’s something I wish I’d learned sooner.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Jacinda Ardern’s empathy won global respect,but not a third term

Jacinda Ardern’s empathy won global respect,but not a third term

New Zealand’s prime minister was loved around the world,but eventually Jacinda Ardern’s celebrity started to grate on those at home.

  • byNick O'Malley