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Property

High hopes for Gold Coast property turnaround

High hopes for Gold Coast property turnaround

Late January is auction time for the lifestyle market – and this year things are looking up.

Hobart: harbour views for mere mortals

Hobart: harbour views for mere mortals

Harbour views and character homes are within the reach of mere mortals in the Apple Isle.

Executive property

Executive property

A Queen Anne colonial home built in 1899 in Pepermint Grove, Perth is among this week’s listings.

The bigger picture

The bigger picture

Amazing art collections are the starting point for these inspired house designs.

Travel

Desert city of soaring visions and hidden delights

Desert city of soaring visions and hidden delights

Behind the dazzling skyscrapers for which Dubai is famous is a city of tradition and soul – and great food.

Adventures in snowman’s land

Adventures in snowman’s land

Pack your thermals for the world’s 10 most exclusive snow experiences.

Traveller | Anthony Cuthbertson

Traveller | Anthony Cuthbertson

The creative director of David Lawrence and DL Atelier would be lost without his iPhone, Samsung, iPad and man grooming kit.

A weekend in Antwerp

A weekend in Antwerp

Forty-eight hours is not nearly enough to savour the Flemish city’s flair for fashion, food, art and architecture.

Food & wine

French chefs put family on the menu

French chefs put family on the menu

Young stars of the French culinary scene are rejecting gruelling hours in the kitchen for more time at home.

Food presentation | It’s all about the detail

Food presentation | It’s all about the detail

For some chefs, the plates are as important to a great dining experience as the ingredients.

Riesling is the ageless star of the variety show

Riesling is the ageless star of the variety show

Wine | Australian wine makers are getting the most out of the grape’s versatile talents.

Spanish gin the tipple for a hot summer’s day

Spanish gin the tipple for a hot summer’s day

The Spanish drink more gin than any other country: free poured and served with tonic and ice.

Fashion and design


Spend

Spend

So many beautiful things to wear and do, from donning a Borsalino hat to planning a trip to the world’s best art fairs.

Skincare puts the lift in Chanel’s fortunes

Skincare puts the lift in Chanel’s fortunes

The luxury brand has perservered with its skincare range and the strategy has paid off handsomely.

Jane Fonda: enduringly fit, fab and feminist

Jane Fonda: enduringly fit, fab and feminist

The older she gets, the more impatient the sex kitten turned women’s rights activist and exercise guru is to change the world.

The year in fashion: 2013

The year in fashion: 2013

No one talks about fabulous, must-have clothes any more. Instead the conversation focused on business deals.

Reviews | technology

Nikon nails retro chic with ‘Df’ SLR

Nikon nails retro chic with ‘Df’ SLR

Nikon has tried to evoke old-school cool with its new Df camera, a very modern digital SLR wrapped in a retro body.

Why the latest TV tech matters to you

Why the latest TV tech matters to you

If you thought the technology choices for your next TV were difficult last year, just wait until this year’s crop appears.

Restored Ferrari worthy of the King of Cool

Restored Ferrari worthy of the King of Cool

Steve McQueen is one of the few actors who could back up his fast car film roles with real talent behind the wheel

Mercedes E-Class sedan has many virtues

Mercedes E-Class sedan has many virtues

A well-engineered, sharp-handling sedan is simply the best thing for transporting a family comfortably and safely.

Reviews | arts

The real wives of Wall Street

The real wives of Wall Street

For a growing number of New York’s high-powered female financiers, success only comes with a radical change to how they run their lives.

Film | Inside Llewyn Davis; Her

Film | Inside Llewyn Davis; Her

The Coen brothers satirise ’60s folk singer Dave Van Ronk as a loser who just can’t catch a break, while Spike Jonze considers a future where romantic love is just an operating system away.

Breadwinners in a brave new world

Breadwinners in a brave new world

For many women executives in Australia, the path to the top can be smoothed if a husband takes over the domestic duties. But for it to work, the whole family must be in accord.

The mystery behind Murdoch’s reality show

The mystery behind Murdoch’s reality show

Amid all the headlines, candid News sources and erroneous reportage, the circumstances under which Rupert Murdoch divorced Wendi Deng, his wife of 13 years, remain unknown.

Sport

Golf lesson 2: take the rough with the smooth

Golf lesson 2: take the rough with the smooth

In the second of our three-part series, Tony Walker asks businessman James King what golf has taught him about life.

Golf taught me patience, says Royal Sydney president

Golf taught me patience, says Royal Sydney president

In the first of a three-part series. business leaders to reveal what golf has taught them about management, and life.

Pedal power | Tony Katsigarakis

Pedal power | Tony Katsigarakis

The regional director of CCH Corporate Reporting Solutions is equally passionate about road and mountain biking.

Pedal power | Peter Kent

Pedal power | Peter Kent

Porter Novelli managing director Peter Kent built his first bike out of bits and pieces he found in the shed on the family farm.