Good Weekend
Inside the dogfight over Australia's wealthiest electorate
When the Liberal stronghold of Wentworth fell to Kerryn Phelps last month, the ramifications extended way beyond the wealthy Sydney enclave.
- by Tim Elliott
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Papua New Guinea
'Right on our doorstep': Papua New Guinea's health crises hit home
High maternal death rates. Tuberculosis. Polio. Leprosy. PNG is in the grip of multiple health crises – and that should worry everyone in Australia.
- by Matt Wade
Counting down the days in God's waiting room
Spending your final years in a retirement home with your mind fully intact? Hell on earth.
- by Richard Roe*
Two of Us
The childhood friends spruiking for the powerless
Lawyer Jeremy King and Melbourne Fringe CEO Simon Abrahams met at kindergarten and have been best friends ever since.
- by Robyn Doreian
Reflections: Stone the crows!
My fear of birds is overwhelming, completely exhausting and a constant battle.
- by Jill Wild
Spotlight
How newsagents are fighting back against retail threats
By the 2000s newsagencies were receiving heavy blows to their profit margins. They needed a plan.
- by Greg Callaghan
Foreign correspondence
When foods fall out of fashion
Trends in food and drink are organic and mysterious - even snake sake may have had its day.
- by Amelia Lester
Podcast
The podcast documenting patriarchy through the ages
Have you ever wondered, in this #MeToo era, where it all began? Why and how did patriarchy come about?
- by Melissa Fyfe
Neil Perry's blue-eye trevalla with chermoula and potatoes
This is an impressive but crackingly simple dish - just the thing for an easy weekend dinner.
- by Neil Perry
Helen Goh's nectarine, polenta and basil loaf cake
Basil-flavoured sugar adds a subtle dimension to this pleasingly gritty Italian-style cake.
- by Helen Goh
Indoors: Take up the mantel
Mantelpieces are in vogue again - and there's lots you can do with them.
- by Karen McCartney