What do artistic directors read?
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David Sefton, artistic director, Adelaide Festival, loves the random finds from browsing in bookshops.
David Sefton, artistic director, Adelaide Festival, loves the random finds from browsing in bookshops.
The Bell Shakespeare production of Romeo and Juliet won't have any boys in hose.
A Melbourne duo are using porcelain to create cool objects that are far removed from chintzy china sets associated with the material.
Simon Stone set Australian theatre alight with his daring adaptations of the classics, now he's made a film – and it's extraordinary.
Welsh designer Bethan Laura Wood finds beauty where others sniff basic.
Entrepreneur and eco-science mover and shaker Tim Smit reveals the secrets of making a paradise.
Visitors to the Perth International Arts Festival can walk a mile in a stranger's shoes at an exhibit designed to build empathy.
After selling his app for $30 million, Australia’s youngest millionaire Nick D'Aloisio returned to school.
As if by magic, the 1930s meets nautical meets surreal.
Five food trends to watch out for in 2016.
Paul Bassat, the man behind Square Peg Capital, is Australia's most connected venture capitalist. He's a man with the future in his hands .....
Twitter's Australian managing director has kept netball in her life, despite not being able to play any more, by becoming a member of the na...
Think your car's fancy? Wait till you see what's coming down the highway.
Quantum computers could change the world in unimagined ways, much like the first digital revolution. Sydney-based physicist Michelle Simmons...
Designers could be about to take 3D printing into a new dimension.
Mass market success killed the street cred of the first wave of surf labels. The brands that have emerged in their wake are using technology...
Red, white, rose or orange? What will be your wine choice this year?
Face it: the world is not always spherical.
Anne Summers' Damned Whores and God's Police helped shape my views on women and their role in the world, says the cruise line chief executiv...
Bees, tribal art, parachutes. Ten business people reveal their other passions.
These are our top 10 most-read profiles from the AFR Magazine in 2015.
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