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Woods, water, and a special attention to detail
If whisky is about bottling the place, one would like to bottle the harmony of this environment.
- by Chris Zappone
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Please Explain podcast
Please Explain Summer Series: The season of dread as it unfolded
From bushfires to record heat and the driest year on record, Australia has come under severe stress this summer, as tracked by our Please Explain podcasts.
- by Peter Hannam
Postcard
Forget Parma night at the local pub, try the real thing instead
A palazzo pitstop in Parma provided plenty of provisions with prosciutto and parmesan too pleasant to pass-up.
- by Lia Timson
Postcard
One time and place in Kyoto: The Way of Tea
Part-ritual, part-hospitality, part-aesthetic exercise and part-meditation: the traditional Japanese tea ceremony is a multi-dimensional affair.
- by Chris Zappone
Victoria
Politics, tragedy and a touch of hope: the best-read stories for The Age subscribers
In a massive year, these were the stories that The Age subscribers loved best.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Investigation
Investigation
Herald investigations: a year of agenda-setting reporting
From war hero Ben Roberts-Smith, to neurosurgeon Charlie Teo; from wage theft in our restaurants, to corporate upheaval at Crown Resorts. The Herald's award-winning investigations have shone a light on power in 2019.
- by Michael Evans and Michael Bachelard
Publishing
Age investigations: A year of agenda-setting reporting
From war hero Ben Roberts-Smith to the Catholic church's seminary; from wage theft in restaurants to corporate malfeasance at Crown. The Age's award-winning investigations have shone a light in 2019.
- by Michael Bachelard and Michael Evans
Explainer
Explainers
A sinking city and the physics of cricket: some of the best explainers for 2019
From the geopolitics of outer space to the finer points of cricket, no issue has been too complex for us to explain. Here are some of our most popular explainers for 2019.
- by Felicity Lewis
Brexit chaos
The stories former Europe correspondent Nick Miller really wanted to tell
Recently returned from an almost seven-year run as Europe correspondent for this newspaper, Nick Miller has witnessed an incredible period of upheaval.
- by Nick Miller
Invisible crime
Invisible Crime - The Story That Had To Be Told
Every week our newsrooms report on sexual violence. Its prevalence cannot be denied.
- by Rachael Dexter, Nicole Precel and Eleanor Marsh
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Victoria
Chasing down a scandal
The daily revelations emerging from the IBAC inquiry into corruption and bribery allegations involving developer John Woodman and the Casey Council have been startling – and even raised the eyebrows of our reporters who broke the story.
- by Alex Lavelle