Good Weekend

Ben Mendelsohn.

Out of the wilderness

He was the Aussie actor driven to washing dishes to pay the bills. Now Ben Mendelsohn is in high demand in Hollywood.

Nina Riggs, photographed at home shortly before her death in February 2017: “There are so many things that are worse ...

One small spot

Nina Riggs was just 38 when she learnt that her breast cancer was incurable. In her moving and funny memoir, the devoted mother of two chronicles the daily business of learning to let go.

James Thornton.

The man most likely to change the world

Meet lawyer James Thornton, the soaring force in environmental activism. His foe: governments and industrial polluters. His battleground: the courtroom. His client: the planet.

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Christina Perozzi.

Christina Perozzi

This woman has the best job in the world: educating people about beer.

Walter Mikac and Chris McCann.

Walter Mikac and Chris McCann

The day after Mikac lost his wife and children in the Port Arthur massacre, McCann flew from Melbourne to be by his side.

The highest point on the swing is possibly the closest to godliness you'll ever get, says the author.

Swings

That beautiful pause at the very top of a swing’s arc is an exhilarating freedom.

Illustration by Simon Letch.

Sweet agony

Is it so bad to take a lolly from a restaurant counter if I didn't dine there?

Benjamin Law.

Australian whiteness

I'd love for an Asian-Australian family on TV to be unremarkable. But it's not.

FOOD

Roast pork with braised red cabbage.

Sounds delicious

We're all about the crunch factor this week – roast pork crackling, and nuts to add texture to a sinfully simple chocolate cake.

Illustration by Simon Letch.

Cauliflower power

Cauliflower has hit the radar of the most influential chefs on the planet.

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