Good Weekend
The would-be artisans who ditch day jobs to chase a dream
Professionals are risking it all by and pursuing artisanal roles, making chairs, shoes, pottery and gin in a nostalgic bid for simpler times.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
Latest
CSIRO
Lisa Harvey-Smith: the unorthodox rise of a top Australian astronomer
We join the stellar orbit of one of Australia's leading astrophysicist, who read books instead of attending high school, and also runs ultramarathons.
- by Mark Dapin
The style issue: Meet Instagram's new 'reality' superstars
Instagram perfection is so last year. Authenticity is trending, and not before time. Exhibit A: Celeste Barber, 3.6 million followers and rising.
- by Amanda Hooton
How a Ballarat girl created more than a 'little Aussie label'
Seven years after launching her eponymous label, fashion designer Rebecca Vallance's brand is bigger in the UK and the Middle East than in her home country.
- by Sharon Bradley
Australian fashion
Keri Craig-Lee: the extraordinary life of Queensland's 'empress of style'
She schmoozes with rapper Sean Combs and Russian oligarchs, her wardrobe bursts with Birkins and Blahniks: meet Brisbane's fashion doyenne Keri Craig-Lee.
- by Jane Cadzow
How a 'street sweeper from Gundagai' became our answer to Joan Rivers
An anonymous Australian blogger, who posts barbed captions about celeb fashion fails, has 80,000 Facebook followers. She explains (and defends) her shtick.
- by Fashion Critical
Two of Us
Two of Us: former GG Quentin Bryce on what brings tears to her eyes
Human rights advocate Quentin Bryce became Australia's first female governor-general in 2008. Her daughter, Chloe Shorten, has just published her second book.
- by Christine Jackman
Fashion Week
Spotlight: Behind the lens of a Melbourne street-style photographer
Katie Fergus is earning a full-time income photographing fashion on the streets of Melbourne.
- by Greg Callaghan
Australian fashion
Dicey Topics: menswear designer Justin O’Shea on death, sex and bodies
The Northern Territory-raised founder of menswear label SSS World Corp chats with Benjamin Law about subjects we're told to keep private.
- by Benjamin Law
Gifts
Mama mia! Good Weekend's Mother's Day gift guide
Looking for Mother's Day gift inspiration? We've got you covered.
- by Frances Mocnik
Opinion
Opinion
Foreign Correspondence: Why the world is adopting Korean skincare
South Korea has become the indisputable global capital of all things beauty. Just look at its most widely exported and coveted product: the sheet mask.
- by Amelia Lester