Dead heart: the booming trade in fake Indigenous art
One of these sets of clapsticks is authentic. The other was made offshore – and it's the cheap imitations that dominate the market. Is this the Australia we want tourists to take home?
Good Weekend
Remembering Uncle Harry
A prime minister drowning in rough surf? Fifty years on, Harold Holt’s niece recalls an awful day, a gentler time – and hitching a ride home on Prince Charles’ jet.
Not gay enough
Asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their homelands due to their sexuality can face troubling stereotypes when asked to prove their bona fides in Australia.
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UPFRONT
Bob and Grant Menzies
Bob Menzies founded Brisbane watchmaking company, Adina, in 1971, and 25 years later, his son Grant joined the business.
Danny Lim
Wearing colourful sandwich boards plastered with political commentary, Lim has long been a fixture on Sydney's streets.
Facebook's mad men
With its access to 2 billion users, Facebook's advertising algorithm can make or break companies. It can even drive you crazy – as the founders of one start-up discovered.
Reality bites
Mosquitoes: we might live on the seventh floor, but somehow the mother-suckers still manage to reach us.
Identity crisis
I'm perplexed about how to sign Christmas cards. If I only use my first name, will they know who sent it?
Name calling
What's the difference between an expat and an immigrant? Expat implies a choice has been made.
FOOD
Saucy mixes
Barbecued chicken and asparagus have their own appeal, but add a little sauce and you'll be coming back for more.
Sweet and sour
The Italians learnt long ago how best to deal with the dessert dilemma.
Sepia and Bar Carolina
This week: South Yarra's summer-friendly Italian destination Bar Carolina, and the three-hat pleasures at Sydney's Sepia.
