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‘A hard sell’: the Aussie dad battling to get his ‘ISIS bride’ daughter home
After Kamalle Dabboussy learnt his daughter had travelled to Syria with her Islamic State fighter husband, he was told to stay quiet. Now, after years of little action, he’s battling for her return.
- by Tim Elliott
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How a ‘boisterous’ teen from western Sydney became an ‘ISIS bride’
Good Weekend senior writer Tim Elliott talks with The Age investigations editor Michael Bachelard about the radicalisation – and repatriation – of so-called “ISIS brides”.
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The question about men that made this woman a billionaire
At 17, she asked herself, “Why are men always in control in relationships?” Meet Whitney Wolfe Herd, whose woman-focused dating app Bumble has made her the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
- by Jane Mulkerrins
O, Canberra: an ode to the city of roundabouts
There is so much to see on a visit to the nation’s capital – just beware the disillusioned politician dreaming of greater glory.
- by Mark Humphries and Evan Williams
The woman who helped an ex-Playboy editor become a feminist crusader
Former Playboy editor Chuck Smeeton became a self-confessed “feminist in training” after meeting his partner, Dr Niki Vincent, Victoria’s first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner.
- by Melissa Fyfe
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp: ‘We’re working hard on bringing back the buzz’
The first woman to be directly elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne discusses her post-lockdown city and how cancer made her a better leader.
- by Benjamin Law
How Zoom destroyed the ‘gotcha’ moment
People often blurt out key information at the close of a face-to-face encounter. Clicking “end meeting” on Zoom just isn’t the same.
- by Amelia Lester
Hair loom: should I pay to get my kid’s cut corrected?
What’s the etiquette if you’re unhappy with your hairdresser’s work?
- by Danny Katz
Neil Perry’s lamb shoulder and carrot tagine
Is anything more cheering in the depths of winter than a tagine? Contrary to popular belief, they really take no time at all.
- by Neil Perry
Karen Martini’s baba ganoush with black tahini and toasted pine nuts
The key to achieving balanced smoky and lemony accents in baba ganoush is to heavily char the eggplants, and the best way is over a naked flame.
- by Karen Martini