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Even at $2885 a night, this luxury yacht is shifting cabins
Cruising is back in vogue, particularly on super-luxury options such as the Scenic Eclipse II that boasts two helicopters and a submarine.
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- Fiona Carruthers
Think you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner and Daniel Arbon
This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries
From chic wool slides to cosy corner lamps and retro golf gear, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Max Allen’s three top picks from a hot new booze maker
Kate Galloway and David Ramonteu pivoted from wine to gin to launch Hastings Distillers in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay, building flavours in surprising ways.
- Max Allen
What happens when farmers and chefs partner in R&D
Mark Foletta and Stephen Nairn met over a box of foraged mushrooms in 2011. Thus began their endeavours to surprise and delight your tastebuds.
- Paul Best
Lunch with the AFR
This former tennis champ is chasing unicorns and dancing pantless
Dylan Alcott has a dizzying list of achievements from 15 tennis Grand Slams to being Australian of the Year. Now, he’s chasing start-ups and performing with Jason Donovan.
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- Gus McCubbing
Why AGL chairman Patricia McKenzie couldn’t get a job in a law firm
She almost didn’t take up legal studies in the first place, but didn’t expect to find job hunting so difficult.
- Sally Patten
How to make money being Paul Keating
Thank god for writing royalties, says Jonathan Biggins, who reckons politics is stuck on repeat and the new puritanism is hard to poke fun at.
- Emma Connors
More From Today
Why this exec wants to ride with Elon Musk in Western Australia
Cash Converters boss Sam Budiselik loves cycling, but only in his home state. He’s also a fan of the world’s third-richest man.
- Life & Leisure
Yesterday
Don’t want your kid to end up as a deepfake? Keep their face offline
The rise of AI has created new anxieties about how an innocent photo could be manipulated, so “sharenting” is out and privacy is in.
- Fortesa Latifi
This new Aussie horror is scary and funny
There’s not a moment in “Late Night with the Devil” when you’re not eager to know what’s going to happen next.
- John McDonald
Get fit for retirement by starting with these micro hacks
Retirement is typically a time for running after grandkids, playing golf and travelling. But after years or even decades of office work, regaining fitness can be challenging.
- Lucy Dean
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Motoring
Behind the scenes at Pagani, where hypercars cost up to $23m
The Italian maker’s next car, the Utopia coupe, is priced in Australia “from about $6.5 million”. But nobody ever orders a standard version.
- Tony Davis
This executive just swam his first lap at 49
Fraser McNaughton can count on one hand the number of times he has swum in the ocean since he moved to Australia 17 years ago. But that’s all about to change.
- Lisa Murray
Watches & Wonders 24: How the latest timepieces measure up
Geneva has just hosted the biggest watch fair in years. We look at the blitz of new releases it unleashed.
- Bani McSpedden
This Month
How not to be bored when you have to wait
A writer went on a quest to wait less. Then he discovered how to care less about waiting.
- Arthur C. Brooks
Family art collection left behind as PwC partner leaves Australia
The Caddy collection contains many lovely examples of paintings and works on paper by distinguished Australian artists at tempting estimates.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
Heinz says Australians are asking for its new, pink ‘Barbiecue’ sauce
The company first gauged interest for the product on social media – a Facebook post generated 464,000 likes and 71,000 comments.
- Kate Krader
Salman Rushdie’s memoir is horrific, upsetting – and a masterpiece
In “Knife”, the author recounts his wounds and recovery in graphic detail, a documentary record which he leavens with humour.
- Erica Wagner
The Joe Biden guide to dressing younger
When Donald Trump derides his rival as doddering Uncle Joe, he is missing a point any tailor would point out – there is getting old, and there is looking old.
- Guy Trebay
The godfather of Australian beer, Chuck Hahn, is not done yet
Anyone who has ever tried a Hahn, James Squire, Kosciuszko, Malt Shovel or Lord Howe Island-branded beer has directly sampled the brewmaster’s handiwork.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
A luxurious weekend in Singapore – yet off the beaten track
It’s easy to stick to hectic Orchard Road or Marina Bay on a fleeting visit to the city state. But a quieter, more authentic enclave awaits you, too.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
‘Waterboarded with green magic’: the bizarre Gen Z cult of Shrek
The 2001 film about a lovable ogre in a swamp has found a new lease of life among young adults, many of whom weren’t even born when it first came out. But why?
- Poppie Platt
Hellyers Road Distillery launches raise
The high-end whisky distillery is opening up its register to the public for the first time in its 27-year history, launching a $4.8 million raise.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The business owner who outsourced her fashion choices
Michelle May, buyer’s agent, used to wear head-to-toe black. When she launched her own business, she was adamant she would be herself. In colour.
- Lauren Sams
Everything you need to know about using ‘anti-ageing’ retinol
The vitamin A derivative that’s so clever it treats acne and the signs of old age has its share of critics as well as devout followers, including Nicole Kidman.
- Annabel Jones
He’s blinded in one eye, but Salman Rushdie’s vision is undiminished
The author’s brush with death came more than 30 years after Iran’s ayatollah issued a fatwa calling for his killing over the ‘The Satanic Verses’.
- Sarah Lyall
- Opinion
- Fitness
Why everyone in finance is getting ripped
A Goldman managing director is not exactly a man of the people, but some will find Ambrose’s fitness experience more relatable than that of other influencers.
- Chris Bryant