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Keen to become PM, Hannah Ferguson might just have the cheek to get there
The 25-year-old is making her voice heard in the campaign to end violence against women.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Why Jim Chalmers may be the government’s David Campese
As he prepares to hand down his third budget, the treasurer explains why the economy’s soft, and why he’s not craving the prime ministership.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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There ain’t no second prize, but here’s how Barnsey got a second chance
Cold Chisel’s frontman and self-confessed rock’n’roll stormtrooper is rethinking life after a near-death experience. He’s decided to rock on.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘It stuns even me’: Could this visionary cure blindness?
The work of Gerard Sutton and his team may do for blindness what cochlear implants did for deafness.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Music festivals
I’ve sent Bob Dylan love letters for years, and I just got a reply!
When I interviewed legendary music promoter Michael Chugg this week, he had a surprise for me.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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How Charlie Pickering would sell Peter Dutton
Given his understanding of politics, how would The Weekly host sell the opposition leader to the Australian people?
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Chris Minns has been premier for a year. It’s time for his report card
As the NSW premier celebrates one year in power, I asked him if he’s changed as a person, does he still get to parent-teacher night, and everything in between.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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I couldn’t solve this maths whiz’s problem. Without HSC maths, could you?
Lily Serna, “one of the faces of mathematics in Australia”, says maths not being a compulsory subject in the HSC doesn’t add up.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Will Dutton’s nuclear power play work? I asked a very bright spark
Nuclear power is being touted as the solution to our energy woes. But even if nuclear is safer than ever before, the business case for it doesn’t stack up, according to this academic.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Scott Morrison took Ita’s breath away, but she’s looking forward to getting her voice back
On the eve of her departure from the ABC, Ita Buttrose talks about her extraordinary career, Packer, Murdoch, sex, politics, monarchy and keeping opinion out of news reporting.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘I like a show!’: From producing The Voice to directing funerals
Julie Ward had a stellar career as producer of The Voice and other hit TV shows. Now she helps people at their most vulnerable: when a loved one has died.
- by Peter FitzSimons