Peter Munro

The Australian Museum's new offsite storage facility contains more than 200,000 specimens, including a Sumatran hairy ...

How to move a museum's collection of critters one beast at a time

The hairy rhino rolls out last of all the beasts from the back of the truck.

Author Kathy Lette with Ron Mueck's sculpture <i>Wild Man</i> at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Kathy Lette reveals how to feel good nude and other bare truths

Standing in the shadow of the gigantic naked man is author Kathy Lette, whose head reaches only so high as his awkwardly hairy navel. He bears the pained look of a person who would rather be anywhere but here, perched nude on a stool in a well-lit room at the Art Gallery of NSW. She looks positively delighted to see him.

Artist Simon McGrath's giant tap sculpture was one of the hits of the 2011 Sculpture by the Sea.

You've heard of the big banana. Now meet the giant tap of south Sydney

A lawn in Loftus is a long way from the lofty heights of Bondi's Sculpture by the Sea.

Nail artist Jonny Diep Pham working on Tara Micallef's nails in his Penrith salon Nailicious.

From refugee camp to suburban salon, the curious tale of Australia's nail king

Inside the competitive and curious world of fingernail art with one of Australia's leading nail artists.

Author and former "pick-up artist" Neil Strauss says his new book is about the secrets of finding a long-term relationship.

How the world's most famous pick-up artist "made a mess of everything"

The world's most famous pick-up artist has found himself with a happy wife, happy life and a child. He's more surprised by this than anyone.

Tourists huddle under an umbrella as rain hits Sydney on Wednesday.

Elderly man clung to a tree, screaming for help, before being swept away

Emergency services have resumed searching for an elderly man feared drowned by flood waters as torrential downpours and strong winds battered the NSW coast, with Sydney soaked by more than half the month's average rainfall in less than 24 hours.

Miss Pinup Australia finalist Miss Tee Cee loves the fashions of the 1940s and 1950s.

'I am strong and beautiful': how vintage fashion brought out the best in one woman

Miss Pinup Australia is a curiously non-pageant pageant that celebrates vintage fashions and the women who wear them.

Artist Thomas Jackson has been fighting against the weather to finish his mural in Camperdown.

Rain, hail or shine: the perils of the Sydney street artist

Street artist Thomas Jackson is battling the heavens to be ready in time for the Perfect Match public art festival.

Conspiracy theorist David Icke believes the world is run by shape-shifting reptiles.

Meet the man who reckons Malcolm Turnbull might be a lizard

Thousands of Australians have bought tickets to hear David Icke tell them why the world is run by shape-shifting humanoid reptiles

Trucking billionaire Lindsay Fox loves pianos but can't play a note.

I did it my way: who's not on the playlist of piano man Lindsay Fox?

Billionaire Lindsay Fox owns no less than nine grand pianos. He can hold a tune but can't play a note. Now he plans to replace his barely-used pianos with a whole new set of instruments that he won't play either. Such are the lives of the super rich.