Paddington Bears left in tribute to Queen find a home among disadvantaged children

Paddington Bears left in tribute to Queen find a home among disadvantaged children

The beloved fictional bear became a symbol during the national period of mourning.

  • byRob Harris

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Months before she died,Queen Elizabeth was in awe of Nature Strip

Months before she died,Queen Elizabeth was in awe of Nature Strip

Champion trainer Chris Waller said despite the Queen’s absence from Royal Ascot this year,she still phoned him and asked about The Everest favourite as her health declined.

  • byAdam Pengilly
How dressage has helped racing’s one-time enigma and villain turn into The Everest’s beast

How dressage has helped racing’s one-time enigma and villain turn into The Everest’s beast

Forget managing Winx and her 33-race winning streak,Chris Waller’s biggest project in recent years has been taming Nature Strip. Here’s how he’s done it.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘It’s not controversial’:King Charles accession to $5 note in doubt

‘It’s not controversial’:King Charles accession to $5 note in doubt

King Charles is Australia’s new head of state but he may not make it to the next $5 note.

  • byShane Wright
Poor Princess Athena;she’s living a fairytale in reverse

Poor Princess Athena;she’s living a fairytale in reverse

The Queen of Denmark has stripped four of her grandchildren’s royal titles. But how much longer will Europe’s monarchies survive anyway?

  • byAngus Dalton
Black tie stirs thoughts on a British madness,buried too late
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Black tie stirs thoughts on a British madness,buried too late

The social disparity that is so obvious in Britain cannot be compared to Australia’s growing inequalities. Yet.

  • byTony Wright
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I’m a republican but at least our King is a good gardener

I’m a republican but at least our King is a good gardener

If we must have a foreigner as head of state,at least he knows his gardens. The wreath on the Queen’s coffin was a glorious ode to life.

  • byRobin Powell
Queen’s death certificate shows cause and time of death

Queen’s death certificate shows cause and time of death

The death certificate confirms Queen Elizabeth II died of “old age” at 3.10pm on September 8,more than three hours before it was announced to the public.

  • byRob Harris
What happens to the ‘Queen’s English’ now?

What happens to the ‘Queen’s English’ now?

When a monarch dies,language reacts in subtle and multiple ways.

  • byDavid Astle
What do we owe people when we are critical of someone they’ve lost?
Queen Elizabeth II
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What do we owe people when we are critical of someone they’ve lost?

People have been fined,condemned and even arrested for their comments. What do we owe other people,when we criticise someone they admire? An ethicist,politician and historians weigh in.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
I have grave fears for the health of handwriting

I have grave fears for the health of handwriting

Perhaps it seems strange that I identify handwriting with life,but there is something of death in its opposite,endless text on our computers. Death imposes sameness.

  • bySean Kelly