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Julie Lewis

Julie Lewis

Julie Lewis is the Features Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.

Surf rescue

‘Are you OK?’ When the pulling power of a rip and the pounding surf take their toll

Brimming with start-of-the-holidays zest, my husband and child had plunged into the surf. The rip was far from their minds. That was a mistake.

  • Julie Lewis

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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has identified flaws in American Express’s security systems.

‘Sensitive personal information’: Leaked report reveals American Express security failures

The privacy watchdog wants American Express to overhaul its technology systems after a lengthy investigation found they were exposed to insider threats.

  • Charlotte Grieve and Julie Lewis
Loribelle Spirovski paints with her fingers.

‘I threw the brush away’: How Loribelle made a joyous breakthrough

Born in Manila, a school girl in Mount Pritchard, Loribelle Spirovski has overcome the difficulties of the last few years to create magic.

  • Julie Lewis
The two 2.2 kilo suitcases my husband and I take to Europe.

My ‘insane’ attempt to spend a month in Europe with only carry-on bags

Purists and travel pros would scoff at my workarounds, but I managed to travel light.

  • Julie Lewis
A sauna on the edge of the coast in Nesodden, Norway. On the other side of the fjord is Oslo, the capital of Norway. Outdoor, public saunas are increasingly popular in Norway. Oslo sauna story by Julie Lewis, Traveller Credit: Getty

Why you shouldn’t miss Oslo’s most masochistic pastime

Long before Wim Hof touted the benefits of ice baths, these people knew subjecting your body to temperature extremes felt good – once you got over the buttock-clenching shock.

  • Julie Lewis
Women spend years in the courts trying to protect themselves and their families from violent partners.

Behind the locked doors of a DV safe room wasn’t my life, until suddenly it was

I spent a morning surrounded by women whose once-normal lives had been turned into nightmares by their partners.

  • Julie Lewis
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A painful silence: The family secret my grandparents took to their graves

I keenly feel the loss of the stories I will never know about my grandfather’s life, people and heritage.

  • Julie Lewis
Hugs at last: Herald opinion editor Julie Lewis with daughter Grace, who was freed from COVID isolation on Saturday.

Our daughter’s home detention is over - may our joy go viral

There may have been some tears, but we realised we were privileged in many ways when it came to fighting COVID.

  • Julie Lewis
A rapid antigen test delivered bad news on Christmas Eve.

Our Christmas in iso after daughter’s positive test confirmed the worst

A positive rapid antigen test on Christmas Eve is an unwanted early present.

  • Julie Lewis
The International Women’s Day march in Sydney last year.

We must hear women roar, on every issue worthy of public discussion

As a nation, we need a surge of women’s voices, yet in our opinion submissions inbox women are often missing in action.

  • Julie Lewis