Good Weekend

Al Donnell with his daughter Isla, now aged 7.

The audacity of hope

Meg and Al Donnell's two children have a devastating metabolic disorder that's so rare, doctors told them not to bother chasing a cure. But they're on a mission.

Iwan Sunito, CEO of Crown Group construction.

Building Storeys

  Iwan Sunito grew up in a house on stilts in Borneo. Today, he's an Australian pioneer of resort-style apartments with $3 billion worth of projects in the pipeline.

During a random stop in western NSW, Detective Senior Constable Daryl Olver checks sheep ID tags to ensure the animals ...

Poacher hunters

  Livestock thefts are increasing, thanks to tough times on the land and high meat prices. A small band of rural police officers are fighting back.

UPFRONT

The fallout from humanity's nuclear exploration, he points out, is an ongoing history.

Jan Dirk Mittman

When this German curator discovered the story of nuclear testing in the outback, it gave him "chills".

Glen Parker and wife Cat Fung.

Glen Parker and Cat Fung

IT professional Glen Parker was keen on nurse Cat Fung, for years, but she kept fobbing him off.

A brown leather whip reminded me of the life my childhood had picked for me.

A whip

Objects have little weight to me, yet when my father died, I the only memory I asked for was his stockwhip.

Illustration by Simon Letch

A holy deception

At my church, a new parishioner asked me to bless two purchases. I'm not a priest.

Benjamin Law.

Selling the family home

Nothing makes you dream about burning down a house more than clearing out your childhood home.

FOOD

Salad of egg noodles and prosciutto with XO.

Summer sparklers

Egg noodle and prosciutto salad with XO sauce, and tingling prawns.

Fred's 380 Oxford St Paddington.

Fred's

Stephanie Wood visits the Merivale backed venture, prided on culinary minimalism.