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Brigid Delaney
Brigid Delaney is a senior writer for Guardian Australia. She has previously worked as a lawyer and journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald, the Telegraph (London), ninemsn and CNN. She is the author of two books: This Restless Life and Wild Things
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Ray Martin hosts a new documentary that attempts to provide a snapshot of Australia’s race relations and the results are confronting and compelling
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In Hobart at the Mona Foma festival, I met a lot of people who had moved from Sydney or Melbourne because the houses are cheaper. But where are the jobs?
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Mona Foma promised a Gatsby-style weekend, so we put it to the test: how does the festival stack up against the parties in F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic book?
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Performing arts companies tend to cluster in inner-city precincts but taking the road less travelled can lead to transformative theatre experiences
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Marvelling at the messiness of other people’s lives, negotiating awkward silences – staying in an Airbnb is weird because people are weird
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Diet and detox marketing makes us feel bad about our holiday season excess. But most of the best advice is obvious and cheap
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In the first of a new series, Guardian Australia’s intrepid columnist finds she needs either a microchip in her finger or a brick in her wallet
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With the use of ‘smart drugs’ on the rise, I thought I’d try it out to help with a looming deadline. I did a lot of work but I also bought a lot of furniture
Ben Lee: why a Jewish-raised Hindu musician is singing songs about Islam for kids