Features
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.
- by Anne Hyland
Latest
‘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.
- by Stephen Brook
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.
- by Emma Kemp
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.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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.
- by Anne Hyland
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.
- by Kylie Northover
Opinion
Marriage
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.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Analysis
World politics
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.
- by Nick O'Malley
Magazine
National
Long reads that gripped us in 2022
We’ve written more than 8500 long reads in 2022 on the issues and people you want to know more about. Here are some news features you couldn’t stop reading.
Rodger Corser dives in at the deep end as Thai cave rescue hero Richard Harris
He’s amputated legs and pulled bodies out of cars, but the Australian actor had to take a deep breath - literally - in Netflix’s six-part series about the trapped boys.
- by Louise Rugendyke
What happened to the romcom? How a favourite genre keeps reinventing itself
Pitched young, old and rainbow, the romantic comedy lives on as the most versatile genre of them all - and one that delivers on a universal aspiration.
- by Paul Byrnes