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The pilot who stopped a 'psycho' computer from plunging QF72 into the Indian Ocean
The captain of the imperilled Qantas flight reveals his horrific experience of automation's dark side.
Good Weekend
Green Gables with grit
Forget “teacups and doilies”: a Breaking Bad writer has re-imagined a childhood classic.
The wound that won't heal
New allegations have emerged about what Cardinal George Pell knew about paedophilia in the Catholic Church before he became Archbishop of Melbourne.
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UPFRONT
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
In 2013, a novel selfie had the then Danish PM accused of childishness. In 2017, children really are her focus.
Sarah and Harry Brown
Sarah Brown was told during an ultrasound that her first son, Harry, had a rare brain defect. He's now a beautiful young man – who can also be wildly inappropriate.
Beanie
Scott Carney climbed to the roof of Africa mostly naked – but for a humble woollen hat on his head.
Unclean conscience
Years ago, I gave my sister an expensive hand soap. It's still sitting in her cupboard.
The beauty of theatre
As much as people see theatre as the stuffy realm of wankers, good theatre welcomes everyone.
Good Weekend superquiz
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with these 25 questions.
FOOD
Mediterranean flavours
Olive oil, cuttlefish, tomatoes, lemons, red wine … the flavours of the Med rule this week.
Oh, the places you'll go!
It's a special dilemma for restaurateurs, where toilet facilities can be both distant and shared.
New Shanghai and Bang Bang
We visit the Ashfield joint focusing on Shanghai’s culinary street-food, and a new mover and shaker in Elsternwick.
